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Title: Bunting Ernest Banbridge
Post by: armagh20 on Monday 14 August 17 10:22 BST (UK)

Bunting Ernest Royal Irish Fusiliers from Laurelvale Co Armagh not confirmed
Regimental No 9764
Rank C/Sgt (Company Quarter Master Sergeant Regiment)
Died 18 Nov 1918 Age 29  Banbridge Area
Looking help in trying to find the grave of Ernest Bunting wife of Mary (nee Stevenson) married Apr-June 1915 Banbridge.Medical Discharge July 1917 Widow Mary awarded war gratuity
Can any one help
Many thanks
Joe 

Title: Re: Bunting Ernest Banbridge
Post by: aghadowey on Monday 14 August 17 10:57 BST (UK)

Marriage-
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/marriage_returns/marriages_1915/09807/5560924.pdf

Death- wife Minnie-
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/deaths_returns/deaths_1918/05174/4427701.pdf

Might be something in local papers. Living at Tamnavelton when he died so you could start checking C. of I. graveyards in that area to start-
http://www.historyfromheadstones.com/index.php?maps

Title: Re: Bunting Ernest Banbridge
Post by: armagh20 on Monday 14 August 17 12:56 BST (UK)

Thanks aghadowey

Title: Re: Bunting Ernest Banbridge
Post by: rathmore on Monday 14 August 17 15:04 BST (UK)

Earnest mention on family search and find my past

http://www.findmypast.co.uk

http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk
did she get a pension?

http://www.familysearch.org

did she remarry?

Title: Re: Bunting Ernest Banbridge
Post by: armagh20 on Tuesday 15 August 17 19:59 BST (UK)

Thanks Rathmore but got no where with your links.
I should be in the Armagh site as family lived and Ernest died at Tamnavelton  Laurlevale Co Armagh  not Co Down as I have found out.
Nothing in Armagh local papers will try Portadown local papers.

Title: Re: Bunting Ernest Banbridge
Post by: rathmore on Friday 18 August 17 15:45 BST (UK)

national archives hold his medical card ref: WO372/3/171356

Have you been in touch with the Royal Irish Fusiliers?

on the find my past you have to pay for extra information.

Title: Re: Bunting Ernest Banbridge
Post by: armagh20 on Friday 18 August 17 21:04 BST (UK)

Thanks Rathmore
I have all the details that Royal Irish Fusiliers museum had for C/Sgt Bunting.
No details in Portadown newspapers, local knowledge seems to think that he is in family burial plot in local church.
Regards
Joe

Title: Re: Bunting Ernest Banbridge
Post by: rathmore on Thursday 24 August 17 15:05 BST (UK)

Portadown news 12.5.1917

Ernest Bunting who had been discharged from further services owing to his wounds has been awarded a parchment certificate for life saving in France.

Laurelvale died 18.11.1918 Quarter Master Sergeant Royal irish Fusiliers died of wounds 18.11.1918 age 29

Have you tried the council?

this was in google books.

Title: Re: Bunting Ernest Banbridge
Post by: armagh20 on Thursday 24 August 17 21:36 BST (UK)

Thanks Rathmore I am nearly sure that he is buried in the family grave but no grave marker, the local church has burial records unfortunately the person who looked after the church records died recently. There is no mention of a funeral in local newspapers. 

Title: Re: Bunting Ernest Banbridge
Post by: rathmore on Saturday 16 September 17 11:56 BST (UK)

Have you ask any of the local papers to put a article in for you asking for information, I don't know if his records come under the burnt records.  Did he get a Pension.  When he died he would be a civilian.

Title: Re: Bunting Ernest Banbridge
Post by: armagh20 on Saturday 16 September 17 12:50 BST (UK)

 Hi Rathmore
I have since found out that he is buried in family plot in church burial grounds, details in church burial book, have also been in touch with his family.
So thanks for your help.
Joe