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Enlistment records world war 1.
« on: Saturday 23 August 14 20:35 BST (UK) »
Hello all,
just inquiring how to get info on my G G father Patrick James Lennon who enlisted in Cavan joining the Royal Irish Rifles died 23rd April 1916 in France,
thanks for any guidance
regards Cathal

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Re: Enlistment records world war 1.
« Reply #1 on: Saturday 23 August 14 20:57 BST (UK) »
His Medal card is available on Ancestry - No other service record showing there but I understand that FindMyPast.UK may have more service records. However a lot of WW1 records were lost in the Blitz. Can you send ma a PM.
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Re: Enlistment records world war 1.
« Reply #2 on: Saturday 23 August 14 21:08 BST (UK) »
No service records for him on FindMyPast. Just the standard information for a soldier who was killed:

Patrick James Lennon, 2nd Battalion Royal Irish Rifles, No. 7412, enlisted Cavan.

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Re: Enlistment records world war 1.
« Reply #3 on: Saturday 23 August 14 21:19 BST (UK) »
Hi,

Have you seen his entry on CWGC?

http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/65632/LENNON,%20P%20J


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Re: Enlistment records world war 1.
« Reply #4 on: Sunday 24 August 14 11:56 BST (UK) »

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Re: Enlistment records world war 1.
« Reply #5 on: Sunday 24 August 14 12:22 BST (UK) »
You haven't given any indication of his age but if he was born in Donegal then this might be him- only Patrick Lennon born Donegal-
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Donegal/Castlefinn/Magherareagh/505045/

Just checked 1901 census and that one is Patrick Joseph Lennon-
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Donegal/Castlefinn/Magherareagh/505045/

Here's a more direct link to site mentioned above-
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~econnolly/rohsdgw/royalirishrifles/ririflesbat02.html
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Re: Enlistment records world war 1.
« Reply #6 on: Tuesday 26 August 14 11:28 BST (UK) »
see Patrick's will

http://soldierswills.nationalarchives.ie

his WO no is E/182429/1

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Re: Enlistment records world war 1.
« Reply #7 on: Monday 01 September 14 16:45 BST (UK) »
Hi Folks,
the Patrick James Lennon I'm connected shows up in the LDS site as having no fixed aboade, it also shows a prison record for him, born 1881 born Glenties
I have my Grans birth cert 1904 and he  Patrick James is down as a tramp,
may have been from the travelling community or not?
Know he had a sister Mary who was supposed to have been married to a Mc Keown and reared my G Aunt in Ramelton Donegal when Patrick was killed in the war,

Any advice for me??
thanks Cathal

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Re: Enlistment records world war 1.
« Reply #8 on: Monday 01 September 14 17:26 BST (UK) »
I'm confused is this the same man as Patrick Leonard
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=694796.9
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