Men from Irish Free State and WW11

[Gary Deering]

Thanks Deccam, I have met Johns Sons in my line of work ! I am always interested in anyone with the same surname as me.

[MancDeer]

Hi Gary, Just over and see Christopher Deering was on some list or other. He always felt he was treated badly by the Irish State and served at sea until 1954. In one instance his Ship was blown up in Narvic Sound in 1940. Seven of them managed to swim ashore (Irish Press Dec 1940) including Tom Dixon from Towensend Street. They had to make their way over snowy mountains to Sweden without help from anyone....MancDeer

[Gary Deering]

Hi Gary, Just over and see Christopher Deering was on some list or other. He always felt he was treated badly by the Irish State and served at sea until 1954. In one instance his Ship was blown up in Narvic Sound in 1940. Seven of them managed to swim ashore (Irish Press Dec 1940) including Tom Dixon from Towensend Street. They had to make their way over snowy mountains to Sweden without help from anyone....MancDeer

I don`t think your Christopher Deering is my great uncle as my great uncle died in 1942 in El Alamein.

[dathai]

For reference
http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2093413/DEERING,%20CHRISTOPHER

there is also this chap possibly born 21 Dec 1896 To James and Julia Kavanagh
http://www.irishmariners.ie/searchdatabase.php?srch_surname=deering&srch_forename=&srch_identityno=&srch_yob=&submit=Search

https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/details-civil/adf43b1957671

[dathai]

May be of interest
http://www.rootschat.com/links/01ix1/

http://www.rootschat.com/links/01ix2/

http://www.rootschat.com/links/01ix3/

[MancDeer]

Thanks a lot Dathi. You guys do great work and keep it up. It takes a while to sort things out but this info will end up on quite a few computers.

[DarrenO]

Is there any particular site that provides a database for Irish men (or in general) that served in the British Army in WW2, I believe there is a Rourke from Carlow that's related that fought in this war.

Regards
Darren