This website is paid for out of our own pockets, library subscriptions and from donations made by visitors. 2d ed. Ffolliott, Rosemary. Seamen often alternated between the navy and the merchant marines. Population coverage: Naval records cover about 10% to 15% of the population during peacetime and much more during wartime. 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. 2nd Battalion remained in India from 1884 until 1902 when it returned to Ireland. He was repatriated on the 18th of November 1918. 3 vols. [26], The 1st Battalion was stationed in British India and Afghanistan from 1875 to 1884, when it were transferred to Egypt to take part in the Nile Expedition. In general, individual regiments have retained copies of their own war diaries and are held at their regimental museums or archives, but a war diary for almost every British Army unit from 1914-1922 was given to the War Office during the First World War; these are now held by The National Archives in Kew, London. The names of non-commissioned officers and other ranks are seldom mentioned in the War Diaries so you shouldnt expect to see a family members name recorded. Captain Robert Parker, The Royal Regiment of Ireland, c1720. Some of the Public Record Office's military records as well as military records of various other repositories throughout Ireland and England are listed in: Hayes, Richard J. Manuscript Sources for the History of Irish Civilization. Pre-1847 British army service was generally for life. 14 October 1917 : came under orders of 49th Brigade, 16th (Irish) Division. Record type: Material relating to awarding of pensions to sailor's next of kin. book 942 M25gba; film 918928-41 and 990323-26, https://www.familysearch.org/en/wiki/index.php?title=Ireland_Military_Records&oldid=5183829. In 1882,2nd Battalion fought in Egypt, and was joined there by 1st Battalion in 1884. Some soldiers were discharged early for disability (liberally defined) or age (often by age 40). Some records were destroyed by enemy bombing of the Guards chapel during the Second World War. It was back in home barracks from 1885 to 1891, then in Ireland until it was sent to South Africa as part of reinforcements for the Second Boer War in late 1899. The 16th (Irish) Division arrived in France in April 1916 and fought in France and Flanders, in the Battles of Loos, Somme, Messines, Passchendaele, Cambrai and Kaiserschlacht when the entire division was reduced to cadre strength. You can usually find records for army officers in the Army List. You may be able to purchase a transcript from the ledgers which usually show: Ledgers from 1901 to 1914 also show the soldiers trade and date of enlistment. In 1937, the London Irish Rifles became a Territorial Army battalion of the Rifles, and the only TA battalion of an Irish regiment. (WO 12/12105-13110). Military officers were typically from the upper classes and soldiers were from among the poor. 6th Btn. These records cover sailors from England, Scotland, Wales, and foreign countries, as well as Ireland. Search for the hospital admission and discharge records () of servicemen in MH 106 on Findmypast.co.uk. (d.11th November 1918), Barago Henry. If you know: Naval Officers. Officers who died whilst serving with the Royal Artillery 1850-2011 on . Royal Irish Regiment (d.28th Jan 1916), Pte John Rooney 6th Battalion Royal Irish Regiment, Pte. Formed in France, 1 September 1917, from the dismounted 1st and 2nd South Irish Horse. You can compare the information you know about your ancestor with the history of the regiment to determine whether your ancestor could have served in that regiment. Irish Soldiers Stationed on the Coast of Coromandel in India. 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. [7] The regiment spent most of the next 25 years on garrison duty in Britain and Ireland; in 1751, reforms ended the tradition of naming units after their current colonel and the regiment was officially ranked as the 18th Regiment of Foot. This group of records are known as the Unburnt Documents and the, catalogue reference for this series of records commences with. IRISH GREAT WAR SOCIETY. If your officer ancestor was living during 1828 or 1829, check the indexed returns of service (see the British Military Records article). The 4th Royal Irish Dragoon Guards was a cavalry regiment in the British Army, first raised in 1685 as the Earl of Arran's Regiment of Cuirassiers.It was renamed as the 4th (Royal Irish) Dragoon Guards in 1788 and service for two centuries, including the First World War, before being amalgamated with 7th Dragoon Guards (Princess Royal's), to form the 4th/7th Dragoon Guards in 1922. Naval records: Pensions to widows and orphans, Naval records: Casualty records (bounty to next of kin), Military records: Muster books and pay lists, Strategies for Using Army and Navy Records. Find out more. It saw service for two and a half centuries before being . The earliest surviving navy records are from 1617. There are also many accounts of the main battles that took place during World War 1, but do browse with care and only use trusted websites. After almost 250 years of service with the British Army, it was disbanded in 1922 on the establishment of the Irish Free State. So, on behalf of the Irish Great War Society and its members, we wish you good luck with your research. Ireland Research use: A tool to find and locate the Irish soldier, and a guide to birthplaces. In England at the time of the merger, the 87th Foot became 1st Battalion and saw action in the Egyptian campaign the following year. 6th Battalion, Royal Irish Regiment was raised at Clonmel on the 6th of September 1914 as part of Kitchener's Second New Army and joined 47th Brigade, 16th (Irish) Division. The list gives their admission dates rank and unit. Patrick McAllister 6th Btn. Search MH 106 in our catalogue by name, service number or unit for a sample of British servicemens medical sheets and medical cards. FamilySearch Library Ref. If you do not know your ancestor's ship, the source you should search to determine the ship will depend on what you know about your ancestor. FS Library Ref. If your family member was a prisoner of war then series WO161/98 should be consulted. Other ranks glengarry badge, 18th (Royal Irish) Regiment, c1874. Public Record Office/National Archives England. 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. Cunliffe, Marcus, The Royal Irish Fusiliers, 1793-1968 (Oxford, Oxford University Press, 1970). 2d ed. WorldCat. [14], On 19 November 1807, 120 members of the 18th Regiment of Foot were drowned when HM Packet Ship Prince of Wales sank in Dublin Bay. If you know: For the place he died after receiving an army pension, search the district pension returns for that area. Mossong, Verna. Generally, there are separate records for staff officers, medical officers (surgeons), Commissariat officers, chaplains, Board of Ordnance officers (artillerymen, engineers, sappers, miners, artificers, and others), and other officers. Many records held at The National Archives are available online, some of them on partner websites, others on our own website. Royal Irish Regiment (d.5th Jul 1916), Pte. 1979. pages 4-9. Held at the FamilySearch Library, SLC, also World Catalogue lists the Libraries it is available around the world. This sample comprises some 15,000 records of soldiers who served with the Royal Irish Rifles and Royal Irish Fusiliers up to 1922. This period was also interspersed with service as marines and garrison duty in Ireland and England. Search the London Gazette on The Gazette website for the official announcements of British Army soldiers gallantry awards. Pte. Michael Costello 1st Battalion Royal Irish Regiment (d.6th July 1915), Pte. Records of military service are at the Public Record Office, Kew. The navy, however, did utilize "Chain Gangs" to provide enforced recruitment, especially during the Napoleonic wars. FamilySearch Library Ref. Royal Irish Regiment (d.30th April 1915). The Homefront. If, for example, a soldier was wounded, taken prisoner or was granted an army pension, records may survive recording these events. (FamilySearch Library book Ref 941.5 A5h.) Assuming that you have been able to discover all the individual information you possibly can about your Great War ancestor you will probably want to find out where his unit served and what action they were involved in. WW1 Medal Index Cards. You may findabbreviations on a roll entry some of these abbreviations are explained in our guide to army medal index cards. Search the easier records first; they will often provide information that will then help you search military records. [1] It saw service for two and a half centuries before being disbanded with the Partition of Ireland following establishment of the independent Irish Free State in 1922 when the five regiments that had their traditional recruiting grounds in the counties of the new state were disbanded. [35] Eight of the Royal Irish Regiment were killed and sixteen more wounded. Reduplication by Great Britain, Admiralty, 1954. [33], Due to substantial defence cuts and the establishment of the Irish Free State in 1922, it was agreed that the six former Southern Ireland regiments would be disbanded,[38][39] including the Royal Irish Regiment. London, England: Public Record Office, 1958-59; FamilySearch Library film 824516-17.) Until 1853, naval enlistment was informal and lasted for the ship's commission, usually three years. Population coverage: Varies--very high during wartime (40%) and lower during peace time (10%). The WW1 Medal Rolls are not available to view on line and can only be researched at the National Archives in Kew, England. The Inniskillings Museum may also be able to assist in tracing a relative from this regiment. A few of these record types are described below. In 1919, 1st Battalion undertookoccupation duties in Germany and 2nd Battalion garrisonedIndia. Occasionally, there will be additional information included on the individual record such as age, regimental company, and under the heading Other Information there may be a dedication by the deceased mans family; such as, son of John and Mary Quinn of County Tyrone etc. (PRO classes: Adm. 31, 32, and 33). Please be note that there is an hourly charge made. Search for a soldier by name in the Absent Voters Lists, taken from electoral registers held at the British Library, on Ancestry.co.uk () and on Findmypast.co.uk (). Consequently, pre-1922 records for Irish military personnel are mostly British. Uniquely, The Royal Irish Rifles were awarded two on the same day - 1 July 1916. For three of those years it was joined there by a 2nd Battalion. [15] This index gives the officer's date of commission and a reference to additional information held at the Public Record Office, Kew. 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. (d.16th August 1915), Kavanagh William. William Flynn 5th (Pioneer) Battalion Royal Irish Regiment (d.24th January 1918), Capt. [24] Under the reforms the regiment became The Royal Irish Regiment on 1 July 1881. It has no connection toThe Royal Irish Regiment (27th (Inniskilling) 83rd and 87th and Ulster Defence Regiment) formed in 1992. Post-1882 records are arranged in a single alphabetical series. (d.18th Dec 1916), Butler Martin. Great Britain, War Office. They suffered over 3,200 killed in action and thousands more wounded in places such as Le-Pilly, Gullimont, Ginchy, Salonika, Mesopotamia and Palestine. (FamilySearch Library book Ref 942 M3c.). Naval officers who served from 1695 to 1742 are listed in the following work: Young, D. H. W., comp.Index to Commission and Warrant Books of the Admiralty of Great Britain and Ireland, 1695-1742. As well as the lion of Nassau emblem, the king granted it the title Royal Regiment of Ireland, the Irish crowned harp and a motto mentioning Namur, 'Virtutis Namurcensis Praemium' ('Reward for Valour at Namur'). If you wish to find out more about a soldier who served after 1920 please click on . Ireland's Memorial Records, 1914-1918. In the conflict between Charles successor, James II, and his son-in-law, William of Orange (later William III), the regiment split. Civil registration, census, or church records, if available, are easier records to use. 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. Posted 9 October , 2013. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press, 1987. (d.9th Sep 1916), Lynch Stephen. Trace your military heritage through our Research Database. . Support by . Photos, obituaries and short service records all available to view and download. 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. He was held as a POW at Hamel and later Limberg. Contents: Name of soldier, place of birth given at time of enlistment. Royal Irish Regiment: 04/05/1917 (aged 39) Captain George Chaigneau Colvill : Royal Irish Regiment: 30/11/1917 (aged 23) Private Daniel Lucas 5948: Royal Irish Regiment: 12/04/1918: Private James William Quinn 3320: Royal Irish Regiment: 15/04/1916 (aged 24) Serjeant Oscar Brown 8354: Royal Irish Regiment: 09/09/1916: Private Brown 11232: Royal . Ships' logs survive from 1673, but usually only give information on ship location, weather, sightings of other ships, and shipboard events. Republic of Ireland, Internet: http://www.military.ie/info-centre/military-archives. From 1660 to 1922, the Irish were part of the British armed services. [20] The regiment also took part in the Second Anglo-Afghan War. [1], Research use: Shows relationships and to supplements information found in church records or missing information due to loss of church records. Contents: Registers and papers concerning claims for bounty to next of kin of sailors killed in battle. If your ancestor served in the navy after 1853, search the index to continuous service engagement books. The Royal Irish Regiment, formerly the Royal Regiment of Ireland and the 18th Regiment of Foot, also known as the 'First and the Last'. Muster Rolls. The Royal Irish Regiment is awarded the Conspicuous Gallantry Cross by the . Like many documents, War Diaries can be viewed for free by visitors to the National Archives where there is a small photocopying charge made. Records from 1872 through 1882 are arranged alphabetically by type of troop (cavalry, infantry, etc.). 6th Btn. We'd like to use additional cookies to remember your settings and understand how you use our services. CSM 8th Btn. Search the campaign medal rolls (WO 329) on Ancestry () by name, regimental (service) number and regiment. Promotions and awards for gallantry were published in the London Gazette, which record the name, rank and serial number of an award recipient. The Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers was an Irish infantry regiment of the British Army formed in 1881 by the amalgamation of . 2nd Lt. 3rd Btn., Attchd 1st Btn. The name of an officer serving with your ancestor, search the Navy List to determine the ship on which that officer served. Photo Archive: France & Flanders. [41], The battle honours of the regiment were:[3]. Accessibility: Through correspondence, by searching in person or by using a local agent.[1]. Continuous service engagement books record the continuous service numbers assigned to navy ratings (seamen) since 1853. Robert Reade A Coy. 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. Scots Guards records are currently held by the Scots Guards Archives. Royal Irish Regiment (d.28th Jan 1916), Pte. Muster rolls usually list individuals assigned to a ship or regiment on a given day, their ages (on joining), the date and place they joined, and possibly other information, such as their birthplaces (in sea musters since 1770) and dependents (in later army musters). 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. 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. Extremely valuable in proving pedigree connections. 2nd Btn. Typically, they contain the following details: name . The FamilySearch Library has many military records, but these are only a small part of the military records available. These records can also be searched on Findmypast.co.uk. These were the 3rd Battalion (Special Reserve) and the 4th Battalion (Special Reserve). 6th Battalion Royal Irish Regiment, Pte. For seamen serving as midshipmen (potential officers) between 1799 and 1854, the Midshipmen's Papers list birth dates and places and parents' names. For more information on twentieth-century army records, see: Holding, Norman H. World War I Army Ancestry. Article is Father Benard's Register of the Irish Militia in Essex, also register of baptisms 1812-1817 kept at Church of St. James-the-less, Priory St. Colchester. He died 5th of April 1917 aged 25 years and is buried La Laiterie Military Cemetery in Belgium. Brief career details were later included as well. Thomas Patrick Flood 6th Btn. Many military and regimental histories are listed in the Place Search of the catalog under: Seamen. The 27th (Inniskillings) Regiment holds the centre of Wellington's line at Waterloo. The additional information you will get from Soldiers Died in the Great War will be where the individual was born, where he enlisted and his place of residence when he enlisted. Dallington, East Sussex, England: Naval and Military Press Ltd., 1992. [3] With the simultaneous outbreak of the Irish Civil War conflict some thousands of their ex-servicemen and officers contributed to expanding the Free State government's newly formed National Army. While descriptions of shipboard events often include individual names, no indexes exist to help locate these names. He was mobilised for Great War and arrived in France on the 7th of October. [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. Extremely valuable in providing pedigree connections. Alternatively, they can be viewed on-line for a fee, or copies ordered from the National Archives at a charge plus postage. After all is over - and the remainder of the Empire is understandably irritated with Ireland - I hope these countless Duffs, from both the North and the South, and in all three services, will be remembered. Earlier armies were raised as needed, usually as county militia units directed by the county's lord lieutenant. Daniel Deevy 2nd Btn. It contains miscellaneous unregistered papers created by the First World War Committee on the Treatment of British Prisoners of War: Interviews and Reports. 6th Btn. The place and approximate date (1) of a campaign or battle in which your ancestor fought, (2) of one of his stations, or (3) that his wife gave birth while he was in the service, use: The area where your ancestor lived during his late teens, use the handbooks below or regimental histories to determine which regiments were recruited in that area. You may want to hire a researcher to search military records that are not available at the FamilySearch Library. The records include admissions and discharge records from military hospitals, field ambulances, and casualty clearing stations. Thought the presentation & interpretation made the subject accessible". [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. (d.24th May 1915), Kerr Finlay. Sgt. Capt. 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. Record type: Muster and pay lists for soldiers stationed in Irish Recruitment Depots. Some records were destroyed by enemy bombing of the Guards chapel during the Second World War. Appointments to view documents can be made by contacting the regiment as appropriate. [21] Captain Hugh Shaw won the Victoria Cross when he rescued wounded soldiers during a skirmish at Nukumaru near Whanganui. [3] As Hamilton's Foot, it served in Flanders during the Nine Years War and at Namur on 31 August 1695, took part in the capture of the Terra Nova earthwork, later commemorated in the song 'The British Grenadiers. Nevertheless, soldiers' names are occasionally recorded in the account of an operation such as a patrol, a raid on an enemy trench, or an award of a medal. Under the Cardwell reforms of 1881, it was renamedThe Royal Irish Regiment and became the county regiment ofKilkenny, Wexford, Waterford and Tipperary. 6th Btn. A Bibliography of Regimental Histories of the British Army. 941.5 B2i V5-6. From 1872 to 1892, merchant seamen were also listed in these records. Pte. Contents: Name of officer, rank and date of commission or advancement. 09:00 to 17:00. However, many of the records in the First World War collections cover service up to 1920. Pte. Many officers are listed in published biographies, such as the following: The Commissioned Sea Officers of the Royal Navy, 1660-1815. (Class numbers, PRO Dublin, RHK 5 and RHK 7/1, PRO London WO 118 and 119). Also a list of references of the Irish Militia from the Suffolk Chronicle and Ipswich Journal 1812-1814. [28], The 2nd Battalion saw action in Egypt during the Anglo-Egyptian War in 1882. Population coverage: Varies, very high during wartime (40%) and lower (about 10%) during peacetime. 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). Add a Name to this List
Research use: Shows relationships and supplements information found in church records or to replace missing information because of the loss of church records. 6th Btn. 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. It is difficult to locate information about your ancestor in military records without knowing the unit (ship or regiment) in which your ancestor served. (FamilySearch Library book 942 M25g; film 856424-52.) (PRO class WO 97). V.no. [2], The regiment was formed in 1684 by the Earl of Granard from independent companies in Ireland. [10], In 1782, it moved to Guernsey where in 1783 it helped the local militia put down a mutiny by soldiers of the 104th Regiment based at Fort George. - Royal Ulster Rifles Museum Alternatively, the International Red Cross holds an incomplete list of known prisoners of war in its archive.
1st Battalion returned to India in 1857, where it stayed for mostof the following 27 years. Birth and baptism records are indexed. Birmingham, England: Federation of Family History Societies, 1991. Copyright 2023. The South Staffordshire Regiment was an infantry regiment of the British Army, active between 1881 and 1959. The service records in WO 363 and WO 364 include regiments such as: They do not include the service records for soldiers serving in the armies of Commonwealth countries (such as Canada, New Zealand or South Africa).
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