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Armed Forces / Re: RAF Pocket badge?
« on: Wednesday 24 July 24 18:32 BST (UK) »
Thanks, I didn't think it was a sparks badge, that was just an example! However, I think you're right and it is possibly another flaw on the photo!
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Armed Forces / Re: RAF Pocket badge?
« on: Wednesday 24 July 24 11:59 BST (UK) »
Thanks. I think that the small, wartime print we have may be the original. We can't tell about the breast pocket mark/badge. We thought that the sleeve was probably trade e.g "sparks".
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Armed Forces / RAF Pocket badge?
« on: Wednesday 24 July 24 11:28 BST (UK) »
We have been looking at this photo of my husband's cousin, Ray Jackson, who was serving at RAF Down Ampney in 1942. The photo isn't of high enough quality to identify the badges on his breast pocket and sleeve beneath his sgt chevrons. Has anyone a thought as to what it could be? Many thanks.
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Armed Forces / Re: 26th Punjabis, Indian Army
« on: Wednesday 31 March 21 16:36 BST (UK) »
Thank you. I have replied to your message. James joined the Indian Army before WW1 and served until the mid 1930s. He was at one time on the Governor of Hongkong's staff A couple of yesrs ago i was able to get his service records from the British Library. He died quite young.
He is buried in his wife's family plot with the Crenshaw. His daughter is also there. She was only in her 20s when she died, she was a teacher.
He is buried in his wife's family plot with the Crenshaw. His daughter is also there. She was only in her 20s when she died, she was a teacher.
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Laois (Queens) / Re: Maryborough Prison??
« on: Sunday 23 June 19 14:59 BST (UK) »
Sinann, Thanks too for the link to the dissertation. It is fairly recent and I've not seen it before. Just glancing through it I see that prisoners were transferred from Mountjoy to Maryborough and it is likely that is why Bob's grandfather went there too. Thanks again
Ellen
Ellen
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Laois (Queens) / Re: Maryborough Prison??
« on: Sunday 23 June 19 14:55 BST (UK) »
Hi Sinann
My fil was born at 46 Mountjoy Cottages, as was his younger brother. The elder one was born at 39 Innisfallen Parade which was close by the prison.
Ellen
My fil was born at 46 Mountjoy Cottages, as was his younger brother. The elder one was born at 39 Innisfallen Parade which was close by the prison.
Ellen
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Laois (Queens) / Re: Maryborough Prison??
« on: Sunday 23 June 19 11:58 BST (UK) »
Hi
Welcome to Rootschat. I think it is quite likely that your g-grandfather knew my father in law's family. My fil and his brothers were all born in the early 1890s while he was at Mountjoy. We know, from the prison correspondence register which is held at the Irish Record Office in Dublin, that he went to Maryborough after 1901. By 1911 they were in Belfast and Robert was a trade warder at Crumlin Road. They remained in Belfast after retirement and from there the 3 brothers all joined the British Army. The prison cottages at both Mountjoy and Portlaiose have been demolished. The Mountjoy cottages were demolished to build the women's prison.
Records for prison staff are hard to access - we were told (although it was a few years ago now) that there is only the correspondence register accessible for research.
I am guessing that you are in the States but contact with http://www.nationalarchives.ie/ may be helpful. Good luck with your research - Ellen
Welcome to Rootschat. I think it is quite likely that your g-grandfather knew my father in law's family. My fil and his brothers were all born in the early 1890s while he was at Mountjoy. We know, from the prison correspondence register which is held at the Irish Record Office in Dublin, that he went to Maryborough after 1901. By 1911 they were in Belfast and Robert was a trade warder at Crumlin Road. They remained in Belfast after retirement and from there the 3 brothers all joined the British Army. The prison cottages at both Mountjoy and Portlaiose have been demolished. The Mountjoy cottages were demolished to build the women's prison.
Records for prison staff are hard to access - we were told (although it was a few years ago now) that there is only the correspondence register accessible for research.
I am guessing that you are in the States but contact with http://www.nationalarchives.ie/ may be helpful. Good luck with your research - Ellen
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Armed Forces / Re: Court Martial records
« on: Friday 08 March 19 10:29 GMT (UK) »
Thanks. I am not sure. I thought I read somewhere that the records are closed for 75 years which would just take us to them being open. I think I will have to wait a bit and do some more research/message Kew as I may not have time to get out to NA anyway.
Best wishes, Ellen
Best wishes, Ellen
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Armed Forces / Re: Court Martial records
« on: Thursday 07 March 19 16:54 GMT (UK) »
Thanks Shaun, I have got the pdf of that and is what I quoted from (the copy and paste from the pdf wasn't accurate! I knew that he served in the York & Lancs with my fil. As they were both born in 1896 they are long dead so can't ask them! 
Ellen
Ellen