3 brothers

[paddyd]

hi all
 
firstly let me say its great that i have found this site and to all who help on it i tnk u in advance .
 
im searching for my great gran uncles 3 brothers michael dunne was in the royal inniskilling fusiliers h i know he did on 1 july 1916, his brother patrick dunne he was in the leinster regiment . they had 2 more brothers 1 was in the army with them but this is hazey as a child w were told all these storys that because 2 brothers died they sent the 3rd home i dont know whom they sent home either john  r bernard also wouold records show if michael had a child i know he was married to a lady by the name of margaret again storys tell us of a child but no one knew she vanished supposedly any info would be great , to my knowledge michael was a sargent and the other 2 lads were privates , was it difficult for a catholic to become a sargent in the inniskilling fusiliers , i have no idea ,,, tnks again should have mentioned that they were from mullingar co westmeath 



tnks

paddy
 

[jds1949]

You presumably have the info on Michael from the CWGC site:

http://www.cwgc.org/search/casualty_details.aspx?casualty=2742860

If his records survive, and some 60% went up in flames in the 1940 Blitz, then they will be available either from Ancestry [pay site] or from the National Archives - which you will need to visit. If you are lucky and they have survived then they might contain details of his family, but that would be rare in my experience. You could download his Medal Index cared from the NA :-

http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/details-result.asp?Edoc_Id=3597955&queryType=1&resultcount=1

As for the other brothers - there are 44 men named Dunne with the initial J who died between 1916 and 1918:

http://www.cwgc.org/search/SearchResults.aspx?surname=Dunne&initials=J&war=1&yearfrom=1916&yearto=1918&force=Army&nationality=6&send.x=52&send.y=16

The site returned NO hits for any B Dunne serving with the army - which would seem to suggest that it was John who was killed, but that would need further research.

Hope that helps you get started,

jds1949

[LJReb123]

Folks,

this is an interesting one - CWGC record Michael's details as previously stated. He was 29 years old when he died at the Somme. His service number is recorded as 7828 and his regiment as the 'skins'. An enlistment date for this number is about 1904. 7828 also belongs to a Michael Dunne who is recorded as a member of the Munsters and a Sgt, also enlisted about 1904.. I don't have access to the A'y docs. Would be nice to get some more info etc from them..Something's a bit mixed up here?

David
 

[paddyd]

tbks for all the help thus far guys
 
 now im evan more confused michael s   wife was margaret i know that and i know where the familly lived the address is right for him as in the cwgc it states he was a sargent and the service no 7828 and more m dunnes now with the same no , but now in the national archives it says he was a private his brother patrick died on april17 1916 his add for his parents was canall avenue mullingar . i really dont wnt to be paying out 2£ everytime i see a name match , oh now i def am confused arghhhhh

tnks for the help

paddy