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will1890
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will9352
« on: Tuesday 03 November 09 10:29 UTC (UK) » |
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hi.im trying to find out more about my grandfather who served in ww1, he was in the royal dublin fusiliers name-william duffy num-9352, first theater of war first served in -france 9/2/1915,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, still havent been able to find out his battalion have tryed every were but still no joy,any help would be great,,,,,,he was discharged 8/8/1916 due to sickness,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, thanks,,,,,,,,,,,,,,dave
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will1890
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Re: will9352
« Reply #1 on: Tuesday 03 November 09 10:31 UTC (UK) » |
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hi.im trying to find out more about my grandfather who served in ww1, he was in the royal dublin fusiliers name-william duffy num-9352, first theater of war first served in -france 9/2/1915,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, still havent been able to find out his battalion have tryed every were but still no joy,any help would be great,,,,,,he was discharged 8/8/1916 due to sickness,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, thanks,,,,,,,,,,,,,,dave
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Stephen Nulty
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Re: will9352
« Reply #2 on: Tuesday 03 November 09 12:18 UTC (UK) » |
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His MIC states that he went to France in February 1915. I think that would make him a 2nd battalion man. The 1st were in Gallipoli in March 1915, and although the 2nd initially went to France in August 1914, they took in a few hundred men from the disbanded 8th and 9th Bns in February 1915.
So perhaps jouined up with the 8th/9th Bns then transferred to the 2nd.
As always, its speculative without his service record.
Strangely enough, though, I thought that his number suggested a pre-war regular from around 1906/1907........
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LJReb123
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Re: will9352
« Reply #3 on: Tuesday 03 November 09 20:34 UTC (UK) » |
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Hello,
tend to agree with Stephen - service number appears to be a 1906 one - no 1914 Star, probably recalled from reserve - 8 with colours - 4 in reserve - early/mid 1906 enlistment. Feb 1915 deployment is likely a draft to the 2nd Battalion.
His medal card has a silver war badge entry - if you look up the rolls at Kew you'll get his battalion (at the time of his wounding).
1911 British census has two William Duffy's serving overseas both aged about 28/29.
David
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mmm45
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Re: will9352
« Reply #4 on: Wednesday 04 November 09 00:12 UTC (UK) » |
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http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,383836.0.html
Dave did you ever chase up his SWB Roll entry it COULD have his Battalion on the info? Also his Medal Roll at Kew should have that info.
Ady
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LizzieW
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Re: will9352
« Reply #5 on: Wednesday 04 November 09 00:37 UTC (UK) » |
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if you look up the rolls at Kew you'll get his battalion (at the time of his wounding).
Would the rolls show the battalion at the time of being killed? I know which regiment my g.uncle was in - signed up in 1906, same regiment in 1914 but new army number, but I just wondered if he would have switched regiments between 1914 and 1917.
Lizzie
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BENSON- Dalton in Furness (Ulverston) and Hull
BETTISON - Derbys
BOULTON - Dalton-in-Furness and surrounding areas
BRAND - Lincs
COCKETT - Lincs, Yorks, Lancs
DA COSTA (or variants) - Spain or Portugal, London (Middx), ?Hull
GILCHRIST - Scotland, Lincs
HINGLEY - Derbys/Yorks
MANN - Sussex, Kent, Herts
MUMBY - Lincolnshire and Hull
PEMBERTON - Ches, Lancashire
STANTON - Lincs
ROBINSON - Lincs
WHITTAKER/WHITAKER - Ches/Lancs
WRIGHT- Bethnal Green
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will1890
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Re: will9352
« Reply #6 on: Wednesday 04 November 09 13:16 UTC (UK) » |
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try check the rolls on line they might have his battalion there ,
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spof
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Re: will9352
« Reply #8 on: Wednesday 04 November 09 23:49 UTC (UK) » |
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if you look up the rolls at Kew you'll get his battalion (at the time of his wounding). Would the rolls show the battalion at the time of being killed? I know which regiment my g.uncle was in - signed up in 1906, same regiment in 1914 but new army number, but I just wondered if he would have switched regiments between 1914 and 1917. Lizzie
Lizzie
Have you looked on the CWGC?
http://www.cwgc.org/debt_of_honour.asp?menuid=14
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Bezant (London/Suffolk), West (London/Essex), Walker (Yorkshire), Phillips (West Country - believed Bristol area), Tibbetts (Warwickshire), Armstrong (Co Fermanagh), Harvison (Co Wexford), Neeb (Germany), Becker (Germany), Jakobsson (Finland). Kanneworff (Germany and Denmark)
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LizzieW
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Re: will9352
« Reply #9 on: Thursday 05 November 09 12:31 UTC (UK) » |
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Yes, I have all the info from CWGC, I was just hoping the medal rolls would give more info than can be seen on screen. Seems not and as my g.uncle's papers seem to be amongst the ones destroyed during WWII, I doubt I'll be able to find out any more about him than what I already know.
He was in The 19th Royal Hussars (Queen Alexandra's Own) which apparently amalgamated in 1922 to form the 15th/19th Hussars. Having googled this, it appears that there is a museum in Newcastle devoted to what is now called The Light Dragoons, so I'll try contacting them to see if they have any war diaries, or regimental diaries so I can see where he was betwen 1906 (when he signed on) and 1917 when he was killed.
Lizzie
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BENSON- Dalton in Furness (Ulverston) and Hull
BETTISON - Derbys
BOULTON - Dalton-in-Furness and surrounding areas
BRAND - Lincs
COCKETT - Lincs, Yorks, Lancs
DA COSTA (or variants) - Spain or Portugal, London (Middx), ?Hull
GILCHRIST - Scotland, Lincs
HINGLEY - Derbys/Yorks
MANN - Sussex, Kent, Herts
MUMBY - Lincolnshire and Hull
PEMBERTON - Ches, Lancashire
STANTON - Lincs
ROBINSON - Lincs
WHITTAKER/WHITAKER - Ches/Lancs
WRIGHT- Bethnal Green
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