WW 1 & WW2 Irish Listing

[Happy Chappy :-)]

Hi

Can anyone point me in the direction or has any one got a listing of
Irish people who fought in WW1 and WW2 -

Cheers
HC

[GrahamSimons]

WW1 - as Ireland was part of the UK I expect that there would be no separate listing at all. I would guess this would also apply to men from NI in WW2.

This link might help on Irish soldiers from WW2: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-16287211 ; unsure about volunteers

[Happy Chappy :-)]

Thanks Again Graham; Steve

[KGarrad]

Ancestry has the "Ireland, Casualties of World War 1, 1914-1918".

The source for this is "Ireland’s Memorial Records" - an 8 volume set compiled by The Committee of the Irish National War Memorial, originally published in 1923. These volumes provide information on over 49,000 Irish men and women who died in the Great War.

[Happy Chappy :-)]

Hi KG :

Thanks for the info;  is this information online?
I want to extract all the WW1 Vets from the local area:
keep their memories alive in the community:

Thanks
HC

[KGarrad]

As I said, it's on Ancestry, but is probably subject to copyright?

Maybe copies of the 8 volumes are available in libraries in Ireland?
Or the Ireland National Archives?

[JohnMB]

Have you seen this site?

http://www.thereturnedww1.com/#

The site owners have been requesting details of family members who served in WW1 and returned after the War and have been listing them by County on the site with a view to organising a commemoration in 2013 for those who survived.

[Lisacul Rosie]

Hello Happy Chappy,

This news item on WWII participants from The Irish Times may be of some interest.

I recall a news item on the BBC being broadcast about August/Sept of this year with a campaigner who appeared to have a large booklet with Irish Soldiers and their details during the interview. I think he was a Cork man.

You may try the BBC website possibly the BBC I player for the interview.As recognition of their contribution is still current news, details of those who participated should be available.

Pat.

[GrahamSimons]

More info: http://www.historyireland.com/volumes/volume6/issue1/features/?id=181