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finding a regiment in ireland

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donna

donna Report 7 Sep 2007 17:22

hi everyone

i have a marriage cert for 1923 and it says the groom was a soldier .. i was wondering if anyone would know what regiments were there in that year ..... i know it wouldnt have been first world war but i carnt find out what regiment he would have been in and were can i get the information from
he came from castle island county kerry

any ideas would be much appreciated

kind regardsDonna

Researching:
Johnson dewsbury Winpenny ossett Allsop ossett Birkinshaw yorkshire Birmingham ireland Finn london ireland Keane london ireland Brody london

was plain ann now annielaurie

was plain ann now annielaurie Report 7 Sep 2007 17:48

His service records would still be held by the Army as he served after 1922. But you'd need to know the regiment to get them! Did they have any children? Perhaps his regiment could be mentioned on his childrens birth certs.

donna

donna Report 7 Sep 2007 18:16

hi anne

i have a birth cert for one of his children but all it says is soldier ... i,m stuck as to what else i can do


regards Donna

Researching:
Johnson dewsbury Winpenny ossett Allsop ossett Birkinshaw yorkshire Birmingham ireland Finn london ireland Keane london ireland Brody london

was plain ann now annielaurie

was plain ann now annielaurie Report 7 Sep 2007 19:02

Was he old enough to have been in WW1? If so, perhaps he stayed in the regiment he served with then. Also perhaps his regiment may be given on the electoral roll, if you know where he lived.

donna

donna Report 8 Sep 2007 18:09

hi anne

on his marriage cert in 1923 it says full age when i asked them in the dublin registar office what age he would have been they said prob 21 . making him born in 1902 but on genes the son of one of his daughters has put his year of birth being 1906. i have emailed him three times and i have also wrote a nice letter to his mother becouse she is the sister of my late mother in law , and i avent had a reply which was months ago.... even tho he has put my mother in laws name on genes... some people are so rude i dont know why he bothered if he,s not going to reply

regards Donna

Researching:
Johnson dewsbury Winpenny ossett Allsop ossett Birkinshaw yorkshire Birmingham ireland Finn london ireland Keane london ireland Brody london

was plain ann now annielaurie

was plain ann now annielaurie Report 8 Sep 2007 18:32

Donna Full age means over 21, but it can mean any age - he could even have been 60 or over!! He obviously wasn't because of the info you have, but I'm just saying that it's no indication as to exactly how old he was. I know what you mean about the people who haven't replied - I've had a few like that myself! Anyway, it sounds as though he was just too young to be in WW1 if the 1906 date is right, although may have just made it if he was born in 1902. What was his name? I'll have a look on Ancestry for you, although they only have WW1 records for those discharged to pension, so he probably wouldn't be there anyway, but worth a look!

What about the electoral roll idea?