Hi, I'm trying to find out where my granddad may have served, he was born in County Cork (19 Jan 1912) according to my dad - but he knows little of his early years as my granddad met my gran later in life. What he did say was that William O'Brien born 1912 (granddad) joined the British Army along with his brother Paddy born est 1914.
Problem is, there were a few William O'Briens in WW2 so getting a service number could be tricky. I have found an 'evidence of age for the British Civil Service' for that birth date, but the registration district doesn't line up with what my dad said.
What I would like to know is if an Irish citizen be eligible to join the 'Civil Service'? I understand you can be employed as a public servant without being a civil servant, so would soldiers in WW2 fall in this category, or was this individual in a special role? Military records are somewhat of a mystery to me - so my apologies for the probably dumb question.
