Identifying regiment (possible Connaught Rangers)

[escollay]

Hi

Sorry if this is the wrong place to post this but someone gave me the idea of posting a picture of my Great-Grandfather to see if anyone knew what regiment he belonged to. I've been told its the Connaught Rangers but I can't confirm that.

Any other information about the picture who be appreciated.

Eoin

[apwright]

Definitely Connaught Rangers - the shoulder title is CONN.RANGERS, and the formation patch looks like that of 16th (Irish) Division, which would put him in 6th Battalion Connaught Rangers in 47th Brigade.

Adrian

EDIT: P.S. Was your man born in Moira, Co.Down, c.August 1897, son of John?
If so, then his service record is on Ancestry (indexed as Patrick Flanigan, service no.6624) and there are 2 medal/SWB cards - one with each spelling.
He joined 4th Bn (a training battalion) in Oct 1916, then posted to 6th Bn in France Jan 1917, serving with them until discharged in Jan 1919.

[ceve5478]

Definitely The Connaught Rangers from the cap badge.  If he was 6th Battalion and survived the war he was very lucky as the 6th suffered 400 plus casulties on The Somme in on week in September and where almost annhilated during the German offensive of March 1918, suffering 640 casualties, leading to the remaining 200 odd being transferred to he 2nd Leinster Regiment.

Total losses from the 6 battalions of The Connaught Rangers was 2500 for World War 1 with the 6th suffering the vast majority of these.

[escollay]

Definitely Connaught Rangers - the shoulder title is CONN.RANGERS, and the formation patch looks like that of 16th (Irish) Division, which would put him in 6th Battalion Connaught Rangers in 47th Brigade.

Adrian

EDIT: P.S. Was your man born in Moira, Co.Down, c.August 1897, son of John?
If so, then his service record is on Ancestry (indexed as Patrick Flanigan, service no.6624) and there are 2 medal/SWB cards - one with each spelling.
He joined 4th Bn (a training battalion) in Oct 1916, then posted to 6th Bn in France Jan 1917, serving with them until discharged in Jan 1919.

Hi Adrian

Thank you very much for your information!! I am unsure who Patrick's father is but I think it is John. My grandmother was born in Moira, Co. Down, so it has to be more than a coincidence, I am almost certain that it is him, thanks to your information. Here is the census listing, that I assumed was him:

http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Down/Moira/Ballymagarahan/1243078/

Does it tell you any more information on his service record?

Thanks again!
Eoin   

[escollay]

Definitely The Connaught Rangers from the cap badge.  If he was 6th Battalion and survived the war he was very lucky as the 6th suffered 400 plus casulties on The Somme in on week in September and where almost annhilated during the German offensive of March 1918, suffering 640 casualties, leading to the remaining 200 odd being transferred to he 2nd Leinster Regiment.

Total losses from the 6 battalions of The Connaught Rangers was 2500 for World War 1 with the 6th suffering the vast majority of these.

He must have been lucky then, because my grandmother was born in 1927!

Great help!

[MizT42]

http://www.ancestryireland.com/fileadmin/uhf_pdfs/ConnaughtRangers.pdf

is worth a read.