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Title: Royal Artillery Spike Island. Any records available?
Post by: Mrs Dalloway on Tuesday 22 May 12 19:59 BST (UK)

Hi.  I just got my Greatx2 grandfather's marriage cert and it says that he was a gunner with the Royal Artillery, residing at Spike Island.  The year is 1858.  I know that he married a Cork girl and they moved to Dublin and had a family there, but he seems to have been dead by 1876 when his wife re-married. 
What I would like to know is where I can find any records from his stay on Spike Island? There must have been records kept on the soldiers stationed there.  His name was David Milligan.  His sons David and James were both also in the Royal Artillery and his father's name was also James.
Any help at all would be very grateful. 

Title: Re: Royal Artillery Spike Island. Any records available?
Post by: wild rose on Tuesday 22 May 12 21:31 BST (UK)

Hi,

My Grandfather was stationed on Spike Island during WW1 and we got his military records from the Ministry Of Defence,  but I seem to recall hearing that these records are now at The National Archives.

Wild Rose.

Title: Re: Royal Artillery Spike Island. Any records available?
Post by: Mrs Dalloway on Tuesday 22 May 12 21:37 BST (UK)

Thanks Wild Rose.  I will have a look there.  Hopefully I can find something online!
Regards, Clarisabel

Title: Re: Royal Artillery Spike Island. Any records available?
Post by: Mick_Dolan86 on Friday 08 June 12 16:48 BST (UK)

All British Military Records are kept in the National Archives in London. You can search them online if you have an account.

Title: Re: Royal Artillery Spike Island. Any records available?
Post by: Mrs Dalloway on Saturday 09 June 12 00:18 BST (UK)

Thanks Mick - I will have another look.   :)