It was still there on the outbreak of the American War of Independence (1775-83). For quick pointersTuesday to Saturday (FamilySearch Library book 942 M23was.). 1944. Public Record Office/National Archives England. For service records of the Guards regiments (Coldstream Guards, Grenadier Guards, Irish Guards and Welsh Guards) visit the GOV.UK website. These records are unlikely to contain information on individuals who did not claim a war pension. The 18th (Royal Irish) Regiment storming the Chinese fortress at Amoy, 1841. The earliest surviving navy records are from 1617. Ireland At home in Ireland men volunteered in their thousands and all three regiments soon formed new battalions. 1801 - Royal Irish Artillery merged into the Royal Artillery 1855 - Board of Ordnance abolished, all personnel transferred to the War Office. (d.9th Sep 1916), Lynch Stephen. The Archives also hold many Easter Rising and War of Independence records from the Irish Volunteers, the Irish Citizen Army, the Irish Republican Army and Cumann na mBan. From 1660 to 1922, the Irish were part of the British armed services. Published annually, lists of officers provide an officer's name, rank, regiment or ship, and date of commission. Trace your military heritage through our Research Database. This book provides other records or strategies you may use. Battle Honour ST QUENTIN - German Spring Offensive 1918. The Service Records of Army and RFC officers are in the series. Contents: Name of sailor, next of kin and specific relationship, service information, marital condition, date of death and place of burial, and date of application. These records cover sailors from England, Scotland, Wales, and foreign countries, as well as Ireland. You should be aware of a few constraints and limitations. The popularity of the site means that it is far exceeding available resources. Additional military documents may be found in private collections. They brought considerable combat experience with them and by May 1923 comprised 50 per cent of its 53,000 soldiers and 20 per cent of its officers. Search by name or regimental (service) number forFirst World War army medal index cards (WO 372) onour website(). Royal Irish Regiment, Pte Terence Sheridan Royal Irish Regiment, My dad Terence Sheridan enlisted in April 1917 age 17 years and 8 months of age. Please note we currently have a massive backlog of submitted material, our volunteers are working through this as quickly as possible and all names, stories and photos will be added to the site. While descriptions of shipboard events often include individual names, no indexes exist to help locate these names. Search the soldiers effects ledgers () covering April 1901 to March 1960 (from The National Army Museum)by name or regiment onAncestry.co.uk. This information will help us make improvements to the website. Copies of WO 118 are available at the FamilySearch Library. to help with the costs of keeping the site running. This record series are in alphabetical surname order and contain (only)the surviving records of service for non-commissioned officers and other ranks that served in the 1914-1918 war but who did not re-enlist prior to the outbreak of the Second World War in 1939. 09:00 to 17:00. 1916. Find out more. Simply enter your email address below to start receiving our monthly email newsletter. Want to find out more about your relative's service? Until 1853, naval enlistment was informal and lasted for the ship's commission, usually three years. (d.18th Dec 1916), Phillips Edward George Dunscombe Masters. The books are all available in The National Archives reference library, or you may be able to find them in a local library. Sgt. William C. Flynn 5th Btn. [12], The regiment also saw action at the Battle of Alexandria in March 1801. These were the 3rd Battalion (Special Reserve) and the 4th Battalion (Special Reserve). The records include admissions and discharge records from military hospitals, field ambulances, and casualty clearing stations. Population coverage: Varies--very high during wartime (40%) and lower during peace time (10%). You can also search on Ancestry.co.uk () but for images of the records you will need to go to Fold3.com. Thoroughly enjoyed it. We'd like to use additional cookies to remember your settings and understand how you use our services. Royal Irish Regiment Royal Irish Rifles: Royal Marine Artillery Royal Marine Light Infantry Royal Munster Fusiliers Royal Naval Air Service Royal Naval Division Research use: A tool to find and locate the Irish soldier, and a guide to birthplaces. The Royal Irish Regiment, until 1881 the 18th Regiment of Foot, was an infantry regiment of the line in the British Army, first raised in 1684.Also known as the 18th (Royal Irish) Regiment of Foot and the 18th (The Royal Irish) Regiment of Foot, it was one of eight Irish regiments raised largely in Ireland, its home depot in Clonmel. Archives, Open Government Licence Search MH 106 in our catalogue by name, service number or unit for a sample of British servicemens medical sheets and medical cards. Enlistment registers of the Scots Guards covering 1799-1939, and 1642-1939 for officers, can be searched on Findmypast.co.uk. Alexander Burke 4th Battalion Royal Irish Regiment (d.12th Feb 1916), A/Cpl. If your family member survived then perhaps you will already have the additional information concerning his service number, regiment/unit and theatre of war etc. This index gives the officer's date of commission and a reference to additional information held at the Public Record Office, Kew. Two battalions of the Royal Ulster Rifles land in Normandy by air and by sea. For more detailed advice see our guide to British Army operations in the First World War. If your ancestor served in the navy after 1853, search the index to continuous service engagement books. Muster Rolls. Contents: Age, birthplace, trade or occupation on enlistment, record of service and reason for discharge. The fee is currently 30 and there may be a lengthy wait for this service. These cover regular soldiers who may have enlisted as early as 1892 for 22 years service as well as a small number of stray service records of pre-war soldiers who did not serve from 19141920. The Royal Irish Regiment is awarded the Conspicuous Gallantry Cross by the . The ranks covered by the records detailed in this guide include Private, Lance Corporal, Corporal, Sergeant, Sergeant Major and Warrant Officer but not commissioned officer ranks. Captain Robert Parker, The Royal Regiment of Ireland, c1720. He was held as a POW at Hamel and later Limberg. [13] The 1st Battalion served in Jamaica and the 2nd Battalion served in Curaao during the Napoleonic Wars. Sgt. UK, Roll of the Indian Medical Service, 1615 -1930, UK, Registers of Employees of the East India Company and the India Office, 1746-1939, Great Britain, War Office Registers, 1772-1935, Commonwealth War Graves, 1914-1921, 1939-1947, Royal Air Force, Operations Record Books 1939-1945, British Royal Air Force, Combat Reports 1939-1945, World War I and in the South African war of 1899-1902, Irish Army Census search, 1700's to 1900's, Military and Police Records 1600's - 1900's, Rootsweb, Irish Military Record, 1700's - 1900's, Scotland, Ireland and Wales, Militia Attestation Papers, 1800-1915, Ireland, Casualties of World War I, 1914-1922, British Army Pensioners - Royal Hospital Kilmainham, Ireland, 1783-1822, Ireland, National Roll Of Honour 1914-1921, Ireland's Memorial Record: World War 1: 1914-1918, Ireland, Memorial Record: World War I, 1914-1918, Soldiers' Wills, World War I and Boer War, Illustrations, historical and genealogical, of King James's army list, 1689, http://www.military.ie/info-centre/military-archives. This infantry regiment traced its origins back to the British Civil Wars (1639-51), but was officially formed in 1684. At Present I am compiling lists of admissions to various Hospitals both in Ireland and the UK and France.1914-1918. The South Staffordshire Regiment was an infantry regiment of the British Army, active between 1881 and 1959. He was my Grandfather's brother. 2nd Btn. Earlier armies were raised as needed, usually as county militia units directed by the county's lord lieutenant. 7th Battalion (d.12th Dec 1917), Collier David. Article in The Irish Ancestor, Vol.VIII.no.1.1976, pages 33-35. Other ranks glengarry badge, 18th (Royal Irish) Regiment, c1874. Read the WFAsarticle on the records for more information. If he served before 1853, search the muster rolls, description books, or pay lists of the ship on which he served. (d.4th June 1916), Clynch Joseph. Pte. To uncover details of a soldiers service in the First World War you should begin by searching for the following three types of records: Whether other records survive or ever existed for a soldier depend upon a number of variable factors. The 10th (Irish) Division fought in the campaigns of Gallipoli or Dardanelles, then Salonika and finally with General Allenby in Palestine. Militia (part-time units for local defense), fencibles (full-time units for local defense), yeomanry (volunteer cavalry units), territorial armies (units raised outside the British Isles for foreign service), coast guard (units that patrol British shores), and royal marines (troop units on ships) were also armed forces. The movement of different Irish Militia, from 1793-1816. If you have already submitted a story to the site and your UID reference number is higher than 261373 your submission is still in the queue, please do not resubmit. Promotions and awards for gallantry were published in the London Gazette, which record the name, rank and serial number of an award recipient. Also a list of references of the Irish Militia from the Suffolk Chronicle and Ipswich Journal 1812-1814. Regimental registers (1790-1924) contain birth, marriage, and death records by regiment for families of officers and enlisted men. Musters are held at the Public Record Office, Kew at National Archives. Contents: Registers of pensioners of the Royal Hospital Kilmainham (Dublin); brief description of the pensioner is given with age, place of birth, particulars of service and reason for discharge. Before you can use navy records or pre-1872 army records, you must determine the specific ship or regiment in which your ancestor served. [29], In 1908, the Volunteers and Militia were reorganised nationally, with the former becoming the Territorial Force and the latter the Special Reserve;[30] the regiment now had two Reserve but no Territorial battalions. Be warned that if your subject has a common name then the list of names could run to many pages so take your time checking each entry carefully and compare the details with the information you already have. Royal Irish Regiment Date of death: 24/05/1915 (aged 34) Cemetery: YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL . (FamilySearch Librarybook 942 M25gba; film 918928-41 and 990323-26.) The records that survived were charred and/or water damaged rendering most of them unfit for consultation, and so they became known as the 'Burnt Documents'; each case, the condition and the amount of service record that has survived varies greatly. This is not because they were considered unworthy of a mention; it was because the Diarys sole purpose was to record unit events and not individuals. Michael was listed as missing in action between the 19th and 21st of October 1914. FamilySearch Library Ref. From 1872 to 1892, merchant seamen were also listed in these records. You can also search our bookshop for a wide range of history titles. Lawder Benjamin Sandys Smith MC MiD. He was mobilised for Great War and arrived in France on the 7th of October. The Inniskillings Museum, in conjunction with History Hub Ulster, carries out research on individuals who served in the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers prior to 1920.. Service records for soldiers who served after 1920 are held by the Ministry of Defence. This wasmostly stationed in England and Ireland from the 1850s to the 1880s, though it served in New Zealand between 1863 and 1870. (PRO classes: Adm 6/66, 73-85, 193-196; Adm 9/1-61; Adm 10/1-7; Adm 11/2-3, 7-10, 35-37, 42-44; Adm 106/3517). Record type: Pension records for sailors wounded in service. United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Royal Irish Fusiliers (Princess Victoria's), "Territorial and Reserve Forces Act 1907", "Irish Soldiers in the Battle of the Somme", 18th Royal Irish Regiment & South Irish Horse History and Genealogy Group, Department of the Taoiseach: Irish Soldiers in the First World War, Royal Irish Regiment in America, 17671776, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Royal_Irish_Regiment_(16841922)&oldid=1143889963, 18891895: Gen. George Frederick Stevenson Call CB, 18971918: Major-Gen. Charles Frederick Gregorie, CB, This page was last edited on 10 March 2023, at 14:40. Army records for the years between 1913 and up to 1921 are at the following address: Army Records Centre Bourne Avenue Hayes, Middlesex UB3 1RF ENGLAND. We hope that this section has given you some useful clues to finding your Great War ancestors service history. [41], The battle honours of the regiment were:[3]. The Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers was an Irish infantry regiment of the British Army formed in 1881 by the amalgamation of . In addition to the 2 million or so surviving Burnt Documents there are also around 750,000 Service Records for soldiers who were discharged for medical reasons (illness or wounds) during the First World War. The FamilySearch Library has many military records, but these are only a small part of the military records available. 6th Btn. Pte. For the service records of soldiers serving in the armies of Commonwealth countries (such as Canada, New Zealand or South Africa) you will need to contact the respective archives of those countries. Physical description/distinguishing marks, Attestation form (a form completed when an individual enlisted), Proceedings on discharge from the service (if applicable), Cover for discharge documents (if applicable). miscellaneous unregistered papers created by the First World War Committee on the Treatment of British Prisoners of War: Interviews and Reports. Gives name, ship on which he arrived in India, branch of service, Country of origin, the Corps each soldier was serving in, and date of enlistment. research. Please note: We are unable to provide individual research. [34], The 3rd (Reserve) Battalion, largely made up from local Dubliners, were the first army troops to engage the Irish rebels during the Easter Rising: the rebels were fighting to establish an Irish Republic in Dublin. Read First World War Army Service Records by William Spencer (The National Archives, 2008). Research use: Substitute for destroyed church records to locate birth dates and places. (d.5th August 1917), Doherty Patrick. Chaplain's Returns and Regimental Registers. You might find the following strategies helpful for finding your ancestor's ship or regiment: Soldiers. The Connaught Rangers, the Leinster Regiment, the Royal Dublin Fusiliers, the Royal Irish Regiment and the Royal Munster Fusiliers were units of the British Army, which were disbanded following the establishment of the independent Irish Free State in 1922. In March 1915 one Company from the Guernsey Militia joined the battalion. Officers who died whilst serving with the Royal Artillery 1850-2011 on . Other Records. If your ancestor was in the army in 1806, you may wish to search the return of all men (except commissioned officers) in army service as of 24 June 1806. Location: The National Archives, Ruskin Avenue, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, TW9 4DU and other libraries in England. 3 vols. [9] Boston was abandoned in early 1776 and the regiment evacuated to Nova Scotia, where many of its men were drafted into other units, then to Dover Castle in England. If your officer ancestor was living during 1828 or 1829, check the indexed returns of service (see the British Military Records article). Royal Irish Regiment (d.28th Jan 1916), Pte John Rooney 6th Battalion Royal Irish Regiment, Pte. Lt. 2nd Btn. 6th Battalion (d.9th September 1916), Lafferty James. You may findabbreviations on a roll entry some of these abbreviations are explained in our guide to army medal index cards. However, this information may be available from the Medal Rolls and individual Medal Index Cards. [3], Based in Ireland for most of the Seven Years' War, in July 1767 it arrived in North America and spent the next eight years on garrison duty in Philadelphia and different parts of Illinois. Armed with a full name, place and date of birth, residence, and the parents names, the next task is to gather as much service/military information as you can; information such as, regiment, service number and where he served. 6th Btn. Chapel registers of birth, death, and marriages. Irish Great War Society 1. pages 45-53. In 1937, the London Irish Rifles became a Territorial Army battalion of the Rifles, and the only TA battalion of an Irish regiment. Royal Irish Regiment (d.24th Jan 1918), Pte. This group of records are known as the Unburnt Documents and the, catalogue reference for this series of records commences with. Cooper, Bryan, The Tenth (Irish) Division in Gallipoli (Dublin, Irish Academic Press, 1993). 1st Battalion returned to India in 1857, where it stayed for mostof the following 27 years. London, England: various publishers. In some instances the cards also record gallantry awards. William joined the Royal Irish Rifles, 36th Ulster Division and was sent to war in France on 4th of October 1915. The latter fought in the Boer War (1899-1902), before returning to India in 1904. Trace your military heritage through our Research Database. [33] The 7th (South Irish Horse) Battalion was formed in France as part of the 49th Brigade in the 16th (Irish) Division from the dismounted 1st and 2nd South Irish Horse in September 1917. Copyright of the The Royal Irish Regiment, until 1881 the 18th Regiment of Foot, was an infantry regiment of the line in the British Army, first raised in 1684. 1814-. The Royal Irish Regiment at Mons was involved in a notable rearguard action, as were the 2nd Royal Munster Fusiliers at Etreux, in northern France, where the battalion was almost wiped out by a . Our 941.5 B2i V5-6. 2d ed. 6th Battalion Royal Irish Regiment, Pte. If you wish to find out more about a soldier who served after 1920 please click on . The Royal Dublin Fusiliers was an infantry regiment of the British Army, which recruited in the east of Ireland. More Royal Irish Regiment records. We have a large archive of soldier records. It was then posted to the West Indies from 1805 until the end of the war in 1814. Army records before 1872 are organized by regiment. Richard "Duckser" Martin 6th Battalion Royal Irish Regiment, Pte. Uniquely, The Royal Irish Rifles were awarded two on the same day - 1 July 1916. But they are difficult to use because few are indexed and many are only available at the Public Record Office, Kew at the National Archives. Royal Irish Regiment (d.5th Jul 1916), Pte. Other naval histories are listed in the Place Search of the catalog under: The FamilySearch Library's British military record holdings are more fully described in the British Military Records article. Trace its history back to 1887 and discover its origins. Birmingham, England: Federation of Family History Societies, 1991. In 1919, 1st Battalion undertookoccupation duties in Germany and 2nd Battalion garrisonedIndia. Military officers were typically from the upper classes and soldiers were from among the poor. These list monies owed to a soldier who died in service. Location: The National Archives, Ruskin Avenue, Richmond, Surrey, TW9 4DU, England. Most of the maps that were originally included in war diaries as appendices have been removed and compiled in a separate series with a catalogues reference of WO153/. [15] Consequently, pre-1922 records for Irish military personnel are mostly British. Research use: Identifies Naval officers and traces their careers and as a guide to using other records. All names on this list have been submitted by relatives, friends, neighbours and others who wish to remember them, if you have any names to add or any recollections or photos of those listed, V.no. This was areward for supporting the Stuarts in Scotland during the British Civil Wars (1639-51) and working for Charles's restoration. Your ancestor was on board ship in 1861, search the, Your ancestor was on board ship in 1881, search the. Pte. Quinlivan, Patrick. You may write the Public Record Office, Kew with the information you do know to obtain information from this card index. Population coverage: Naval records cover about 10% to 15% of the population during peacetime and much more during wartime. A Royal Irish Regiment officer reported that "they regarded, not unreasonably, everyone they saw as an enemy, and fired at anything that moved". You can usually find records for army officers in the Army List. The Medal Index Cards are the main source of information where a service record is not available and there is useful guidancethat explains the information contained within the card. Seamen often alternated between the navy and the merchant marines. Armed with this information, the next step is to consult the Soldiers Died in the Great War databases at. Extremely valuable in providing pedigree connections. If you cannot identify your ancestor's regiment through these records, the sources you should search to determine his regiment will depend on what you know about your ancestor. He was repatriated on the 18th of November 1918. Article in The Irish Ancestor, vol. 1st of September 2022 marks 23 years since the launch of the Wartime Memories Project. (WO 12/12105-13110). [1], Research use: Shows relationships and to supplements information found in church records or missing information due to loss of church records. If, for example, a soldier was wounded, taken prisoner or was granted an army pension, records may survive recording these events. '[4] In recognition, of this, William III renamed the unit as The Royal Regiment of Foot of Ireland. First World War Soldiers. The detailed catalogue descriptions may mean that consultation of the original records is unnecessary. Continuous Service Engagement Books. Research Database. Salt Lake City, Utah: Corporation of the President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1991. book 942 M25gba; film 918928-41 and 990323-26, https://www.familysearch.org/en/wiki/index.php?title=Ireland_Military_Records&oldid=5183829. Article is in The Irish Ancestor vol. . In 1684, the final year of Charles's reign, several of these companies were gathered together by the Earl of Granard to form a new regiment on the Irish establishment. Dublin, Ireland: Maunsel and Roberts, 1923. Volumes from 1765 on include indexes. From1718 to 1745, the regiment was stationed on Minorca, andbriefly in Flanders, before returning to Britain in the aftermath of the Second Jacobite Rebellion (1745-46). 'I turned over one poor chap on a rocky, bloody crag on Tanngoucha. We can either copy our records onto paper or deliver them to you digitally, Visit us in Kew to see original documents or view online records for free, Consider paying for WW1 & WW2 Nurses Records: 1914-1919 Royal Navy Medals 1914-1919: 1914-1919 Soldiers Died in the Great War 1914-1919: . If your family member was a prisoner of war then series WO161/98 should be consulted. Soldiers of the 18th Royal Irish Regiment in camp, Sebastopol, 1856, Lieutenant-General Sir Henry Marshman Havelock-Allan VC, Colonel of the Royal Irish Regiment, 1881. Army Officers. Some Irish Militia Movements During the Napoleonic Wars. The library's military records are listed in the Place Search of the catalog under combinations of the following localities and subject headings: This website requires a paid subscription for full access. Record type: Material relating to awarding of pensions to sailor's next of kin. Mossong, Verna. - Royal Irish Fusiliers Museum The Wartime Memories Project is a non profit organisation run by volunteers. The officers of each parish decided who would serve in the militia. If you do not know the ship or regiment already, you may find that information in other records, such as census, church, or family records. Irish soldiers killed in World War I are listed in: Irish National War Memorial Committee. Reduplication by Great Britain, Admiralty, 1954. When the Great War started in August 1914 The Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers, The Royal Irish Rifles and The Royal Irish Fusiliers were in the British Expeditionary Force that went to France and fought in the first battles that developed into the stalemate of trench warfare. They are not personal diaries (try the Imperial War Museum or local record offices for those). Record type: Muster and pay lists for soldiers stationed in Irish Recruitment Depots. In the conflict between Charles successor, James II, and his son-in-law, William of Orange (later William III), the regiment split. Search by unit name and number for document references to unit war diaries in series WO 95 using the series search. The 36th (Ulster) Division arrived in France in October 1915 and fought in France and Flanders, in the Battles of Somme, Messines, Passchendaele, Cambrai, Kaiserschlacht and the final 100 days of war that led to victory. v3.0, soldiers discharged between 1914 and 1920, soldiers killed in action between 1914 and 1920, soldiers who served in the war and died of wounds or disease without being discharged to pension, soldiers who were demobilised at the end of the war, regular soldiers who continued in the army after 1920, soldiers who transferred to another service, taking their service record with them, the West African Field Force (such as Nigerian, Gold Coast, Sierra Leonean and Gambian Regiments but the records are of British Army non-commissioned officers of European descent only).
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