Regimental registers (1790-1924) contain birth, marriage, and death records by regiment for families of officers and enlisted men. If you know: Naval Officers. I came across a reference to my own granduncle's death (he was a mere rifleman/private) in Taylor's history of the 2 nd Royal Irish Rifles in the Great War. Irish men of all denominations fought side by side in the 10th (Irish), 16th (Irish) and 36th (Ulster) Division, and were decorated for their gallantry and bravery throughout the war. Great Britain, Admiralty. The War Diary series have the catalogue reference of WO95/.. The Wartime Memories Project is a non profit organisation run by volunteers. Look under the subject index headings "Army," "Navy," "Military," and "Militia." 941.5 B2i also held at the National Library of Ireland. 2d ed. Post-1882 records are arranged in a single alphabetical series. We place some essential cookies on your device to make this website work. Photo Archive: France & Flanders. 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. 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. Thomas Patrick Flood 6th Btn. The Royal Irish. List of Irish deserters, complete with age, height and physical description and where they came from in Ireland. 29 bns of three antecedent regiments fight at the Somme with every Irishman a volunteer. (d.14th Nov 1916), Scott Robert. Wikipedia provides some additional information on this regiment. The army began as a permanent organization in 1660. Great Britain, War Office. [2], The regiment was formed in 1684 by the Earl of Granard from independent companies in Ireland. Pte. Since there were Leinster, Connaught and Munster regiments, the War Office decided that there should also be an Ulster regiment and the Royal Irish Rifles became the Royal Ulster Rifles on 1 January 1921. 4 July 1918 : transferred to 21st Brigade, 30th Division. Service records of Guards regiments. 'I turned over one poor chap on a rocky, bloody crag on Tanngoucha. 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. 941.5 B2i v10-11. [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. Thoroughly enjoyed it. 1st of September 2022 marks 23 years since the launch of the Wartime Memories Project. The few survivors had to be drafted to other regiments while the officers returned to Britain to re-recruit. 6th Btn. Many records held at The National Archives are available online, some of them on partner websites, others on our own website. Capt. Extremely valuable in providing pedigree connections. To access these records you will either need to visit usto see the documents for free at our building in Kew or, where you can identify a specificdocument reference, order a copy() to be sent to you. William Flynn 5th (Pioneer) Battalion Royal Irish Regiment (d.24th January 1918), Capt. We have a large archive of soldier records. Army records before 1872 are organized by regiment. Search the soldiers effects ledgers () covering April 1901 to March 1960 (from The National Army Museum)by name or regiment onAncestry.co.uk. These list monies owed to a soldier who died in service.
