Burkes of Arklow...photo help please

[ashlingb21]

I really can't wait to get this marriage cert...just want to keep researching!!
If it turns out he was in Irish Freestate Army, could he have fought in the 2nd world war? Apparently he fought in this war but would he have had to be in the British Army to do this? I don't have much knowledge of this kind of thing!

[Sinann]

If he was still in the Irish Army at the time of WWII he would have to join the British Army to fight in the war this would make him a deserter.
There is quite a bit online about such men as they were recently pardoned.
http://www.rte.ie/news/2013/0507/390710-soldier-amnesty/
http://www.thejournal.ie/irish-wwii-veterans-allies-apology-484431-Jun2012/

If he was one of these men, it would be a good reason to get out of Ireland after the War as they were badly treated when they came home. He may of course have left the Irish army long before WWII.

There is a list but I don't think it's online.
http://www.easons.com/p-841521-list-of-personnel-of-the-irish-defence-forces-dismissed-for-desertion-during-the-national-emergency.aspx

[ashlingb21]

Oh brilliant....thanks for that! I'll have a look at it all now.
Received the marriage cert....he was married 5th June 1923 and his profession says 'soldier'. So I'll have to keep on researching! Thanks again.

[ashlingb21]

I got that book about the Irish people who were dismissed in the time of emergency and unfortunately he was not in it
So I still have a long way to go as he seems to just disappear off the radar! Thanks for all the help!

[Sinann]

What did you learn from the marriage cert?

[ashlingb21]

He was married 5th June 1923 and his profession says 'soldier'. That's all really!

[Sinann]

His father's name?

[ashlingb21]

Yes I got that but I can't really get much further...it's all getting more complicated! I'm just going to focus on James Burke for now as his son (my grandad) knows nothing about his life and I'd like to find out as much as I can for him...he will be 84 next month so I'd like to find it all out sooner rather than later!

[Sinann]

If you tell us his father's name it might help the search for James.