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Title: 2nd / 3rd Battalion Monmouthshire Regiment Infantry Div.
Post by: Horsley2016 on Sunday 24 October 21 20:47 BST (UK)
Hello there.

I’m hoping somebody may be able to kindly help me please. I struggle in finding any military information on my ancestors and find myself confused regularly!

I am looking for Joseph Beahan of Liverpool descent. He was killed on 25th February 1945. He was a Private, number 14766168 (I think)

I just wondered if anyone could point me in the right direction to finding out about how and where he died, where his grave might be, where any regiment photos might be and even what he ‘did.’

I’m so sorry to ask probably straight forward questions. I have thdd we extortionate ancestry but it doesn’t help me much with this enquiry.

Thank you
M
Title: Re: 2nd / 3rd Battalion Monmouthshire Regiment Infantry Div.
Post by: ShaunJ on Sunday 24 October 21 21:16 BST (UK)
His grave is in the Reichswald Forest war cemetery 50 A.19
https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2036819/joseph-beahan/
Title: Re: 2nd / 3rd Battalion Monmouthshire Regiment Infantry Div.
Post by: Horsley2016 on Monday 25 October 21 12:49 BST (UK)
Quote from: ShaunJ on Sunday 24 October 21 21:16 BST (UK)
His grave is in the Reichswald Forest war cemetery 50 A.19
https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2036819/joseph-beahan/

Thank you- that’s a really interesting website  :)
M
Title: Re: 2nd / 3rd Battalion Monmouthshire Regiment Infantry Div.
Post by: KGarrad on Monday 25 October 21 13:39 BST (UK)
Service records for personnel serving after 1920 are still with the MOD,and not available on any site.
See: https://www.gov.uk/get-copy-military-service-records

Cost is £30, and there is a long wait!
Title: Re: 2nd / 3rd Battalion Monmouthshire Regiment Infantry Div.
Post by: seaweed on Monday 25 October 21 13:55 BST (UK)
These documents may help
https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_ep=monmouthshire&_cr=wo171%7Cwo166&_dss=range&_sd=1945&_ed=1945&_ro=any&_st=adv
You cannot see the documents on line and idealy you would need to visit Kew or appoint a researcher to look for you.
Title: Re: 2nd / 3rd Battalion Monmouthshire Regiment Infantry Div.
Post by: Horsley2016 on Monday 25 October 21 22:01 BST (UK)
Quote from: seaweed on Monday 25 October 21 13:55 BST (UK)
These documents may help
https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_ep=monmouthshire&_cr=wo171%7Cwo166&_dss=range&_sd=1945&_ed=1945&_ro=any&_st=adv
You cannot see the documents on line and idealy you would need to visit Kew or appoint a researcher to look for you.

Thank you for this. I’d love to go to Kew one day. I was told I’d find my Grandfather’s RAF records from WW2 there as well.

M
Title: Re: 2nd / 3rd Battalion Monmouthshire Regiment Infantry Div.
Post by: seaweed on Tuesday 26 October 21 13:43 BST (UK)

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Thank you for this. I’d love to go to Kew one day. I was told I’d find my Grandfather’s RAF records from WW2 there as well.

M
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As explained by KGarrard. Personal RAF, Army and Royal Navy records, covering the period
of the second world war are with the MOD.
https://www.gov.uk/get-copy-military-service-records/apply-for-someone-elses-records
Title: Re: 2nd / 3rd Battalion Monmouthshire Regiment Infantry Div.
Post by: Beahan61 on Wednesday 05 June 24 21:46 BST (UK)
Joseph beahan was my late father's younger brother I'm researching my family tree how are you related to joseph