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Title: Soldiers of the first world war
Post by: valerie1 on Thursday 20 January 05 14:57 GMT (UK)

Can any one recommend a web site that i can use to trace my grandfather who served in the  Dublin fusiliers
 Thanks

Title: Re: Soldiers of the first world war
Post by: katebray on Friday 21 January 05 21:05 GMT (UK)

Hi Valerie,

Check out this web site, its great:

http://www.greatwar.ie

Their email is rdfa[a-t]eircom.net

Enjoy Catherine :)

Title: Re: Soldiers of the first world war
Post by: valerie1 on Saturday 22 January 05 18:57 GMT (UK)

 :)Hello Kate thank you so much for the imfomation
will get on to it straight away.

Title: Re: Soldiers of the first world war
Post by: janetm on Saturday 22 January 05 21:30 GMT (UK)

try the Commonwealth war graves site

www. cwgc.org

Title: Re: Soldiers of the first world war
Post by: valerie1 on Saturday 22 January 05 21:55 GMT (UK)

Thank you will try that lead 

Title: Re: Soldiers of the first world war
Post by: ChrisPage on Thursday 03 February 05 11:05 GMT (UK)

Try the Great War Forum and The Long Long Trail.Its excellent for every thing about WW1,its helped me alot.

http://www.1914-1918.net/index.htm

Good Luck

Christine

Title: Re: Soldiers of the first world war
Post by: valerie1 on Thursday 03 February 05 11:20 GMT (UK)

Thanks Chris

Will give it a try

Regards Valeried

Title: Re: Soldiers of the first world war
Post by: Tinman on Wednesday 28 September 05 14:30 BST (UK)

Hi Valerie

I assume from your request that your grandfather survived the war in which case try the following. (It worked for me).
Go to www.nationalarchives.gov.uk  -   then select "Military History"  -  then select "Search the Archives"  -  you will see the "Documents Online" section. Click on the "GO" box and this will bring up the WWI Campaign Medals section  -  click on "GO" and you will be presented with a selection of boxes where you can fill in the known details of your grandfather  -  then click on  "search".
This should present you with his medal roll which will display all his medal entitlements plus a bit of info on his rank and where he served.
The only problem is this card does not include his full service record as very few of them survived destruction during the 2nd WW. You will need to go to Kew to search manually for the few that have survived ( more info on the national archives website).

Anyway, good luck and hope this helps.

Regards Tinman

Title: Re: Soldiers of the first world war
Post by: Pat Reid on Wednesday 28 September 05 21:15 BST (UK)

Valerie:

This might be of interest.
http://www.ww1photos.com/RoyalDublinFusiliers.html

And this has a photo of C company, 2nd Battalion plus an interesting article.
http://www.thewildgeese.com/pages/tunn_tr.html

Good luck!

Pat

Title: Re: Soldiers of the first world war
Post by: valerie1 on Friday 30 September 05 11:55 BST (UK)

Hello Tinman
thank you so much for the info which i followed to the letter, got to all stages but at the end the search said nothing to show. My grandfather Edward O'Brien was married as a soldier his wedding certificate says British  army in 1869, i know it was the 56th regiment , I also tried his best Friend William Snell who was killed in France and know his name is on a memorial but no luck could i be doing something wrong.?

My grandfathers favorite saying was he was cannon fodder for the army
Thank you for your help
regards Valerie

Title: Re: Soldiers of the first world war
Post by: valerie1 on Friday 30 September 05 11:57 BST (UK)

Hi Pat

Have signed up on the web site wild geese, thanks for that if only pictures could talk..regards Valerie

Title: Re: Soldiers of the first world war
Post by: liverpool annie on Friday 30 September 05 19:28 BST (UK)

I was doing some research about something else and came across this - it seemed so weird I thought I'd better say something - just in case !!

"In his book 'Cannon Fodder,' Stuart Dolden graphically decribes his experiences with the London Scottish at Loos in September 1915 "

Annie  ::)

Title: Re: Soldiers of the first world war
Post by: Tinman on Saturday 01 October 05 11:11 BST (UK)

Hi Valerie

Sorry to learn you were unable to find any details on the national archives site.
I took the liberty of having a look at the Medal Roll cards and found five references to soldiers by the name of Edward O'Brien.

They are as follows: (Number is their service number)

Edward J O'Brien   22084     Private
Edward O'Brien     23151     Private
Edward O'Brien     13623     Private
Edward O'Brien       9300     Private
Edward O'Brien       7944     Private   promoted Corporal

All of the above are shown as having served in the Royal Dublin Fusiliers between 1915 and 1920 and details are located in the national archives file  number WO/ 372/15.

The details I have shown are available online, but you can order an actual copy of the medal card ( cost £3.50 each) direct from the nat.archives.

I hope your g/f is one of the above. 

As for his friend, if he was killed in action, his details will be on the Commonwealth War Graves Commission website.

Good Luck,  Tinman

Title: Re: Soldiers of the first world war
Post by: valerie1 on Saturday 01 October 05 17:07 BST (UK)

Hi Tinman

Thanks so much for that showed my daughter who got the results you did must be me
going to send off for them later
also like to apologize am researching my g grandfather John O'Brien Edwards father as well and managed to bring him to this with the wedding in1869,he was in the 56th and Edward  was in the 10th regiment  if you know a site where i might trace John that would be great the medels site on the archives is to late for John.

Thanks again for your kind help.

Title: Re: Soldiers of the first world war
Post by: valerie1 on Saturday 01 October 05 17:10 BST (UK)

Hello Liverpool Annie

spooky but he was Irish through and through cant think he would be in Scottish regiment but stand to be corrected
Thanks Valerie