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Ireland (Historical Counties) => Ireland => Dublin => Topic started by: andyKK on Monday 20 August 12 23:15 BST (UK)
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Hi Everyone,
I am a amateur researcher, involved in researching the military and family lives of officers and men from South Co. Dublin who fell in the Great War. My work will be published in a book titled, "Out of the Dark 1914-1918" and will be financed from my own resources.
I would like to make contact with relatives of Great War dead, who were born or lived, at any time, in South Co. Dublin. In particular, I would like to contact relatives of the following war heroes:
1) L/Sergeant THOMAS CHRISTOPHER COFFEY, Royal Dublin Fusiliers, 9th Battalion, K.I.A. on 16
August 1917. He was from 1, Charlemont Avenue, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin.
2) Pte. Anthony Devitt and his brother, Christopher, who were K.I.A. on 29 June 1915 and 24 May
1915. They were attached to the Royal Dublin Fusiliers and lived at 27, Convent Road, Dalkey, Co.
Dublin.
3) Pte. William Joseph Manning, 7th Royal Dublin Fusiliers, K.I.A. on 3 October 1916. He lived at Upper
Georges Street, Kingstown, Co. Dublin and later at 4, Pembroke Road, Dublin. Educated Blackrock
College.
4) L/Corporal William Percy Butler, 10th Royal Dublin Fusiliers, K.I.A. on 24 April 1917. he lived at 36,
York Road, Kingstown, Co. Dublin.
Any information that will help me to make contact with relatives of the above, will be much appreciated.
Ken.
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Hi Ken,
My granddads brother was killed in France in 1918.
Private William king 40776, 1st battalion, Northamptonshire regiment, aged 25 KIA 25 sept 1918, remembered with honour Vis-en-Artois memorial, France.
My granddad also fought in the Great War and was discharged due to an gun shot injury.
Feel free to contact me and I'll share any info I have with you
David
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Hi David,
Thank you for your response. You don't say if William King was born or lived in South County Dublin; it sounds an interesting story. The Commonwealth War Graves Commission website is down at the moment, and when I get a chance to view William King's details, I will contact you again.
In conclusion, I am very grateful for your assistance in the matter of commemorating our Irish Great War Dead.
Regards,
Ken.
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Hi ken. They where from crumlin and rathfarnham areas.
David.
Id love to know more on your project!!
David
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AndyKK,
There is an Armed Forces section on Rootschat and I got great assistance from members there in tracing the WW1 records of my distant family. This is a good website for DunLaoghaire Rathdown vicitms of the war war victims (http://irishmedals.org/gpage48.html)
I understand that family members from the Royal Dublin Fusiliers meet in Dublin- I was advised this in Pearse Street Library by one of the assistants but I have no details.
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Thank you very much; I will have a look at the section in Roots for members of the Armed Forces. I am a member of the Royal Dublin Fusiliers Association and we meet regularly, indeed we are just back from an interesting visit to The Royal Military Academy at Sandhurst College. I am not familiar with family members of the 'Dubs' meeting at the Dublin City Library in Pearse St., but I will inquire.
Many thanks again,
Ken.
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Most Church of Ireland churches in South County Dublin have memorials to WW1 war dead recording the names of locals who were killed, you could contact the churches and see if any their descendants still attend the church.
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Irish medals.
Thank you for your assistance. My project has taken twelve years and I expect to finish at the end of the current year. Every Protestant church in South County Dublin has a Great War Memorial and I have kept in touch with with them, achieving some success.
Most of my problems arise when I attempt to contact relatives of other ranks, the vast majority of whom were working class Roman Catholics. Part of the problem was the poverty, unemployment and emigration that existed in the period 1900 to 1960.
I will continue with my work, and thank you for your kind help.
Ken.