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Irish solder will 1918 FMP look up wanted please

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Kucinta

Kucinta Report 19 Jan 2014 23:08

Hi,

If anyone has a world subscription to FMP that covers Ireland, I would be very grateful if they could look up the details of my great uncle's will.

Wills up to 1917 have been transcribed and are available online for free elsewhere, but not 1918 as yet.

My great uncle was Charles Moore:

MOORE, CHARLES
Place of birth
CASHEL, CO. TIPPERARY
Rank
PRIVATE
Service No.
43035
Mil. Unit
1ST ROYAL DUBLIN FUSILIERS
Commemoration
OUTTERSTEENE COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION, BAILLEUL
Reference
II. D. 24.
Date of death
Fri Sep 06 1918

He was born in 1897 in Cashel, Co Tipperary, the son of William Moore and wife Margaret/Maggie, nee Phelan.

If anyone could give me the details, I would be very grateful. My own subscription does not cover the Irish records.

Thank you for your time.

EDIT : I should have stated more clearly, it was the WWI Irish soldiers will collection I meant.

Researching:
Eayres (Northants/London) Walker (Surrey) Loveday (Northants) Moore (Tipperary)

MarieCeleste

MarieCeleste Report 19 Jan 2014 23:25

Hi Kucinta, There is no image to view - just this transcription

WW1 Irish Soldiers Wills, 1914-1920 Transcription

First Name: Charles
Last Name: Moore
Registration Number: 43035
Rank: Private
Regiment: 1st Bn Royal Dublin Fusiliers
Place Of Death: France or Belgium
Day Of Death:06
Month Of Death:Sep
Year Of Death:1918
Will Written Day:19
Will Written Month:Jan
Will Written Year:1918
Property Effects Received:Mrs Wm Moore, Friar Street, Cashel, County Tipperary, Ireland

Witnesses:-
Extended Information:-
War Office Day:13
War Office Month:Feb
War Office Year:1919

WO Number:E/668769/1
Record Number:455/756473
NAI Box Number:1A-16-74
Country:Ireland
Record set:WW1 Irish Soldiers Wills
Category:Birth, marriage, death & parish records
Record collection:Wills & probate
Collections from:Ireland

Kucinta

Kucinta Report 19 Jan 2014 23:30

Thank you for that MarieCeleste - most of them were just the soldier's basic pocket book wills. The National Archives of Ireland did have images of the wills up to 1917, but those dated 1918-1922 are not yet released online.

At least I know I'm not missing anything!

Thank you very much for looking.

Researching:
Eayres (Northants/London) Walker (Surrey) Loveday (Northants) Moore (Tipperary)

Sue In Yorkshire.

Sue In Yorkshire. Report 20 Jan 2014 15:54

Kucinta,,

The will you are looking for is on ....and as you can see below the addy for the website there is all your uncles details.
You will need to join the site and pay for the downloading of the will.

http://www.forces-war-records.co.uk/


First Name: Charles
Surname: Moore
DOB: Circa 1897
Age: 21
Birth Town: Cashel, Co. Tipperary
Resided Town: Cashel
Nationality: British
Date of Death: 07/09/1918
Fate: Killed in Action
Information: Parents: William and Margaret Moore, of Friar St., Cashel, 'O. Tipperary.
Rank: Private
Service Number: 43035
Duty Location: France And Flanders

Kucinta

Kucinta Report 20 Jan 2014 16:43

Thank you Sue for that information.

In the light of what MarieCeleste has said, as there is little information contained in the will, I shall wait until the Irish National Archives release the images of wills for 1918-1922, which is scheduled for some time later this year, and will be free to view.

I appreciate your efforts on my behalf.

Researching:
Eayres (Northants/London) Walker (Surrey) Loveday (Northants) Moore (Tipperary)

was plain ann now annielaurie

was plain ann now annielaurie Report 20 Jan 2014 16:43

I shouldn't think that site has the actual will

Kucinta

Kucinta Report 20 Jan 2014 17:02

They had scans of the earlier ones, not very legible as they were blue for some reason, but given the fact Charles seems to have just done a one liner leaving everything to Maggie, that will be enough for me.

Researching:
Eayres (Northants/London) Walker (Surrey) Loveday (Northants) Moore (Tipperary)

Sue In Yorkshire.

Sue In Yorkshire. Report 20 Jan 2014 19:44

I have a copy of my Uncle's will from the site and I was chuffed that I found that there was some info from the will.