William H. Dormer

[shanew147]

I'm looking into an ancestor of a colleague. William Henry Dormer born 1897 in South County Dublin. He is believed to have served  with the South Irish Horse. The only record I've located so far is a medal card which fits... Could someone decode the details or suggest where to search for further details on William ?

William H. Dormer

 Corps/rank/reg no.
 S. Ir. H. / pte / 1142
 C of Hrs / /  74090

 Medals/Roll/page
 Victory / CY/141 ^B / 3102
 British / " / "
 15 Star / CY 2 ^B / 787

  Theatre of was first served in 1.
  Date of Entry therein : 22.11.15

  remarks  :  AS/CC/460
  B.104-117  04[?] 4-12-23 (1915 Star)
 
  Also included is an address which fits the area his family lived.

There's a medal card for another William Dormer without the middle initial with seemingly similar service..

p.s. William survived the war and married later in Dublin.

thanks,


Shane

[mmm45]

Shane theres pension records for a William H Dormer pre ww1 records he was a cavalryman on Ancestry about 40 pages! was in a bit of trouble every now and again!!
Family wise I think mum lived in Wilsden
His number was 3043
He definately served in Dundalk

EDIT Dont think this is your man see next post

Ady

[mmm45]

Did he have a brother called George?
Theres a George Dormer enlisted in South Irish Horse number 1143 (next bloke after this  William) in 1914 discharged in 1915 due to sickness
He is on Silver War Badge Roll

The Cavalryman whos record is on ancestry definately from london area.

Ady

[shanew147]

thanks for that I'll check it out further...

at first glance though it doesn't seem to fit - the Dormer family I'm chasing were based in South County Dublin.. dont think they moved. I thought William Henry Dormer would be an uncommon name!

William parents were Edward and Margaret, and he did have an elder brother named George born 1890. William and all his siblings were born in Co. Dublin but his father was born in India - so think there may be a military connection there at some point further back



Shane

[mmm45]

Yes the record on ancestry(theres two sets both pre war end about 1902) so they are red herrings and id disregard

the two Medal Index Cards 1142 and George 1143 to SIH show they both enlisted together at same time so at least you have an enlistment date.

Ady

[shanew147]

thanks for the references - have located the details for George 1143 from the Silver War Badge record and Medal card. He signed up 5 Sept 1914, so presumably William H. signed up the same day.



S.

[Vaugh]

Hi Shane,
William had another brother, Edward Errington (called Eric) Dormer SIH number 1172, was born in Dublin in 1895, passed away in 1975, at the age of 80. Drop me an email and I'll give you the full SP on him, the above information came from Eric's granddaughter Tracy. 
All the best
Doug
www.southirishhorse.com

[shanew147]

thank you.

I've pm'd you my email address



Shane

[begleym]

G'day guys,

The gentlemen you are talking about are my Great Uncles, I am told that their father (Edward) marched the three eldest brothers of the Dormer family down to the recruiting office on the first day of the war in 1914 with one of their cousins along for luck.

Shane, you were right about the Indian connection with Edward. His father joined the 3rd Battalion 60th Regiment in Dublin in 1855, and they then moved out to India where Edward and two sisters were born. On a side note Billy Connolly's Great Grand father (Doyle from Hollywood) joined the battalion at the same time and went out to India too.

My Grandfather was Arthur Dormer William's little brother.

Max