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ww1 royal irish rifles 2nd Battalion
« on: Wednesday 13 July 16 15:04 BST (UK) »
Hi I am enquiring if soldiers would have got home leave back to Ireland during ww1
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Re: ww1 royal irish rifles 2nd Battalion
« Reply #1 on: Wednesday 13 July 16 17:22 BST (UK) »
Some would, most would not. If he did it is likely to be just before going overseas, or after several years service.. Furlo back home from France would be noted on his service record if it survived the WW2 fire.

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« Reply #2 on: Wednesday 13 July 16 19:44 BST (UK) »
I saw some discussion in Hansard querying whether Scottish soldiers were allowed extra travelling time.  The answer was no and apparently that resulted in many not getting home.  I'd imagine that there would be a similar problem for soldiers living in Ireland.

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« Reply #3 on: Wednesday 13 July 16 22:31 BST (UK) »
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Re: ww1 royal irish rifles 2nd Battalion
« Reply #4 on: Thursday 14 July 16 08:26 BST (UK) »
Hi I would imagine for a soldier in France who deserted and to get back to N IRELAND  would have been very difficult between 1914 and 1917 if he was not home on leave  Zion

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Re: ww1 royal irish rifles 2nd Battalion
« Reply #5 on: Thursday 14 July 16 09:22 BST (UK) »
Is the basis of your query that your man deserted and you are trying to zero in on whether he did it from the front or from home on leave?

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« Reply #6 on: Thursday 14 July 16 11:09 BST (UK) »
that's it ,my grandfather he married in 1917 I N Ireland and on his medal card it says deserted and I am trying to find out when this happened he went to France in 1914 reg no 2/8261  but their is no surviving service records as I have asked before about him  he was Robert Pollock and served in Burma with the 1st RIR in 1911   Regards Zion

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« Reply #7 on: Thursday 14 July 16 11:16 BST (UK) »
If he deserted from the front line he could have been shot. From home he would probably get six months plus IHL - imprisonment with hard labour.

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« Reply #8 on: Thursday 14 July 16 11:27 BST (UK) »
Thanks KM1971    I just do not understand how he could have got back home on leave from France and stayed and got married in 1917 and no action taken for not going back he may have only found out when he got home that his young brother Charles Pollock was killed in 1916 in the war and his other brother James Pollock was wounded   Regards Zion
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