Author Topic: Sergeant John Byrne 1881-1915 Royal Dublin Fusiliers  (Read 3672 times)

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Re: Sergeant John Byrne 1881-1915 Royal Dublin Fusiliers
« Reply #9 on: Sunday 15 January 23 14:55 GMT (UK) »
Haven't seen a Soldiers Effects Entry of Unclaimed Army Pay Arrrearslike this before.
His Widow Bridget received the War Gratuity due based on his Length of Service
But his £14 Pay arrears has disappeared not paid ?
This shows he was an Active Serving Soldier at the time of his Death on 7 June 1915
He should therefore have a CWGC Military Headstone on his Grave Plot in Dublin


Where did you find these records They're great thank you
Is there anything else you found?
I also can't read the first one the image came out too blurry for me

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Re: Sergeant John Byrne 1881-1915 Royal Dublin Fusiliers
« Reply #10 on: Sunday 15 January 23 16:41 GMT (UK) »

“He should therefore have a CWGC Military Headstone on his Grave Plot in Dublin”

Not everyone has a Military headstone, some families preferred not to. My grandfather a Q.M.S. Having served right through from the Boer war until 1916, has the headstone chosen by my Grandmother.
CHOULES All ,  COKER Harwich Essex & Rochester Kent 
COLE Gt. Oakley, & Lt. Oakley, Essex.
DUNCAN Kent
EVERITT Colchester,  Dovercourt & Harwich Essex
GULLIVER/GULLOFER Fifehead Magdalen Dorset
HORSCROFT Kent.
KING Sturminster Newton, Dorset. MONK Odiham Ham.
SCOTT Wrabness, Essex
WILKINS Stour Provost, Dorset.
WICKHAM All in North Essex.
WICKHAM Medway Towns, Kent from 1880
WICKHAM, Ipswich, Suffolk.

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Re: Sergeant John Byrne 1881-1915 Royal Dublin Fusiliers
« Reply #11 on: Sunday 15 January 23 16:47 GMT (UK) »

“He should therefore have a CWGC Military Headstone on his Grave Plot in Dublin”

Not everyone has a Military headstone, some families preferred not to. My grandfather a Q.M.S. Having served right through from the Boer war until 1916, has the headstone chosen by my Grandmother.
No he's definetly got a CWGC Military Headstone as I have been shown it before

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Re: Sergeant John Byrne 1881-1915 Royal Dublin Fusiliers
« Reply #12 on: Sunday 15 January 23 16:47 GMT (UK) »
There should  be a Dependents Pension Card for the Widow Bridget unless she Remarried
But I can't find it.
If they had Children they would be due a Pension till their 16th Birthday unless Mother Remarried
Which could be why I can't find it.
The Soldiers Effects Pay arrears page is on Ancestry under Military
Then Military Catalogue over on the bottom right of the Military page
Soldiers Effects is on page 3 of 5
You need either Serial number or Name and Date of Death
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Re: Sergeant John Byrne 1881-1915 Royal Dublin Fusiliers
« Reply #13 on: Sunday 15 January 23 16:48 GMT (UK) »
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Re: Sergeant John Byrne 1881-1915 Royal Dublin Fusiliers
« Reply #14 on: Sunday 15 January 23 16:51 GMT (UK) »
There should  be a Dependents Pension Card for the Widow Bridget unless she Remarried
But I can't find it.
If they had Children they would be due a Pension till their 16th Birthday unless Mother Remarried
Which could be why I can't find it.
The Soldiers Effects Pay arrears page is on Ancestry under Military
Then Military Catalogue over on the bottom right of the Military page
Soldiers Effects is on page 3 of 5
You need either Serial number or Name and Date of Death
You State Photos are Blurred
Have you Clicked on each Page and then Zoomed In?
Anytime I click On the Photo's it brings me to some website
I believe I have this record you are talking about and Yes Bridget Remarried but the Children they had were due a pension like you said there

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Re: Sergeant John Byrne 1881-1915 Royal Dublin Fusiliers
« Reply #15 on: Sunday 15 January 23 17:47 GMT (UK) »
Find A Grave web site has him!

He has a CWGC headstone and someone had posted that the cause of death was Cardiac Syncope

Link to site:

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/57621250/john-byrne

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Re: Sergeant John Byrne 1881-1915 Royal Dublin Fusiliers
« Reply #16 on: Sunday 15 January 23 17:58 GMT (UK) »
There should  be a Dependents Pension Card for the Widow Bridget unless she Remarried
But I can't find it.
If they had Children they would be due a Pension till their 16th Birthday unless Mother Remarried
Which could be why I can't find it.

Pension cards attached, his widow had remarried and was named as guardian of the children.

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Re: Sergeant John Byrne 1881-1915 Royal Dublin Fusiliers
« Reply #17 on: Sunday 15 January 23 18:09 GMT (UK) »
Find A Grave web site has him!

He has a CWGC headstone and someone had posted that the cause of death was Cardiac Syncope

Link to site:

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/57621250/john-byrne

His death certificate
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/deaths_returns/deaths_1915/05274/4464109.pdf
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