Pages: [1]

Author Topic: army records  (Read 4484 times)

Offline cyril walsh

  • RootsChat Extra
  • **
  • Posts: 92
  • Census information Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk
    • View Profile
army records
« on: Tuesday 19 October 10 20:19 BST (UK) »
i just found out my grandad francis adamson from athlone was in the army, and based in collins barracks.
there is a collins barracks in dublin and also one in cork, was there a collins barracks in athlone in the 1920s.
cyril
MAYO walsh, groonell, connolly, hennelly, reany,
KILDARE jacob, callan, byrne, herbert, duggan, mcgrath, danagher, farrell, mc evoy, ward, o brien.
WESTMEATH nolan, deegan, duggan berry, tiernan, mccormack,duffy,murray.

Offline aghadowey

  • RootsChat Honorary
  • RootsChat Marquessate
  • *******
  • Posts: 51,353
    • View Profile
Re: army records
« Reply #1 on: Tuesday 19 October 10 20:26 BST (UK) »
To quote an earlier post "The barracks is one of the oldest in Europe, established shortly after the siege of Athlone in 1691.  Known as Victoria Barracks in the 19th century it was re-named Custume Barracks in 1922."
Away sorting out DNA matches... I may be gone for some time many years!

Offline enfield

  • RootsChat Senior
  • ****
  • Posts: 483
  • Census information Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk
    • View Profile
Re: army records
« Reply #2 on: Wednesday 21 December 11 08:31 GMT (UK) »
Below 1918
Major J. J. Adamson.
 Mr Charles G Adamson, Auburn, Glasson, Athlone, has been notified officially of the death in India of his brother, Major J. J. G. Adamson, 119th Infantry, from Influenza on October 24th. The deceased gallant officer was on active service since the outbreak of the war and had seen considerable fighting and survived many trials to fall a victim, as the fight is almost won, to the world-wide epidemic.
   
Pages: [1]