2nd Bn Munster Fusiliers during WW1

[Whoknows]

Mitch - are you still reading this? I've followed with interest anything to do with 2RMF for some years. My great Unlcle, Lance Serjent Patrick O'Keeffe (no 1052) was in the regiment from Nov 1915 until he died (missing presumed dead) on Mar 22 1918. He was 36 when he died. My guess is that he was killed on the 21st, the first day of the German Spring offensive but due to the pasting that the batallion took on that day he was probably only reported as missing the following day. It's proven almost impossible to find any more about him other than he enlisted in Liverpool. Thia is strange enough as he was a Cork man. His records were destroyed and the medal rolls show only that he was awarded the 1914-15 service medal. I've tried unsucessfully to try and pin down his company all to no avail. No one in the family kmows much about him but there's a story that he received a battlefield promotion or commendation for some act of bravery - sounds a bit preposterous to me! His sister apparently worked for the Aga Khan in Paris during the war and tried to get him to use his influence to get Patrick out of the front lines!  Any pointers you can give to help greatly appreciated!

[rosinante]

Hi guys, hopefully people are still reading this thread.
I know it was set up to gather information about the 2ndbat royal mun fus  but i was wondering if anyone had any info on the 1st bat royal mun fus?
 I recently came across medals belonging to a relative who served with this battallion but have found it very difficult to trace anything about him. I can't find any listing of him having served/lived/died My family have told me that he and his brother died during ww1. The medals are the 14-15 star, british war medal & victory medal, the info on the medals. On the british war medal & victory medal the info is given as   7434 PTE. M. Enlgand (michael) r. mun. fus. while on the 14-15 cross the info is 7434 L.CPL M.england , I have no medals or actual records for his brother thomas england,  there is no reference to his battalion but the reason i believe he was in 1st battallion is his 4th medal.

He also had an Indian general service medal , 1908 north western frontier on the clasp  this medal after number,rank,name has "1st r mun fus" and from what ive seen online the 1st battalion r mun fus were involved in the Zakha Khel Expedition (1908) although there doesn't seem to be very much info on this expedition only that it was againest northwestern tribes in india, possibly in the afghanistan region, any info that could shed some light i would be very gratefull.

[chrisgrant]

Hi

Welcome to Rootschat

You are a bit silly adding this sort of request to a general 2nd Battalion Munster thread, as it will just get buried. You would be best off starting a new thread om the man you want info on.

He appears to have moved on to Dublin Fusiliers as 40298

He landed in the Balkans 25 April 1915

Transferred to the Reserves 31 Mar 1919

And his pension records survive and are available on Ancestry.

[Somme]

Hi Mitch.Only just found your query on this site.I am currently doing some research on my Gran Uncle.His name was Eugene Mehegan and he joined the Royal Munster Fusiliers on 21st February 1900;regimental number 6445.Eugene was sent to South Africa 8th -6-1900 and spent two years there.He was then posted to India,23rd -9-1902 to the 10-1-1908.He then arrived home and was posted to the reserve from 21st -2-1908 to the 20th-2-1912.
   Eugene was mobilised again on the 5th of August,1914 at Tralee Depot and sent to France.He was attached to the 2nd Battalion,Royal Munster Fusiliers.I have found out that he was taken POW on the 27th of August,1914.
    My research is still ongoing but Eugene survived the war and died in Cork City on the 19th of August 1937.I am aware that it is notoriously hard to to find out any information on POW's during WW1,I still have a lot of gaps to fill in,but in a nut shell those are the main points.Hope you find Eugene's story interesting.Good luck with your research.Declan.

[Jack TT]

Hi Mitch
just browsing any information on the Royal Munster Fusiliers.
Do you have any information on Pte. Eugene Daly, reg No. 4364 and 35341. I think he served with the 2nd Batt. He was in WW1 and survived, however received various "gunshot wounds" ( from an extract of an old medical report, looks like it was carried out in Egypt after the war)
i have a copy of an old medal card, however no other information
regards

[arnhem44]

Hi Jack,
With his service number being 4364 for the 2nd Battalion would show that he most likely enlisted sometime around the end of June and the start of July 1893,his medal card does confirm that he was a pre war regular and first served in a theatre of war on the 31st of August 1914.The battalion left Aldershot and landed in Le Harve on the 14th of that month going on to take part in the battle of Mons.He was awarded the 1914 Star with clasp and roses and the British War and Victory medals and from his MIC shows he reenlisted into the army on the 24th of April 1919,sadly it seems that his service record is not on Ancestry however if he did go on to serve after 1920 a record should still exist with the Ministry of Defence in England and as far as I know can be obtained from proven next of kin.
Brendan

[Jack TT]

To Brendan
Many thanks, is the Ministry of Defense you refer to at Kew ?
Jack

[arnhem44]

Hi Jack, no the Ministry of Defence is a government body which deal with the military and hold all military records from 1920 onwards,once released these records will then be available at Kew which is the National Archives.You can find the info you need here  http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/AboutDefence/WhatWeDo/Personnel/ServiceRecords/MakingARequestForInformationHeldOnThePersonnelRecordsOfDeceasedServicePersonnel.htm

[lough81]

Hi, looking for info on my ggranduncle Serjeant Andrew O'Donoghue 5459 2nd RMF killed 9th May 1915 buried at Cabaret Rouge. also on Michael Raftery (probably mis-transcribed Rafferty) From Castlerea Co Roscommon Wounded at Gallipoli but served with Munsters in France 1916 until end of war no other details sorry also served in Egypt at some stage and believe he was with Munsters until disbandment.
thanks john

Was this  Michael Raftery in the Connaught Rangers prior to the RMF?