Catholic and a British Soldier

[chiddicks]

Just had a fantastic find today but as with all these things its opened up lots more questions.

I Have been researching the Daniels family for sometime and today finally found a death entry for John Daniels junior. He died in 1936 aged 51 at Leopardstown Park Hospital in Rathdown and is listed as a ex British Soldier!! its definitely him he is listed as from 21 Sarah Place, Islandbridge.

Now I never once expected anything like that.

Would his military details be listed in the normal way??

[Maggsie]

If his full name is John William George Daniels b 1884c, then yes it's in Ancestry.
He was born in Dublin.
What didn't you expect?

Maggsie

[Sinann]

Would his military details be listed in the normal way??

Of course, he was just another soldier.
Most of the Irish soldiers in the British army were Catholic, nothing unusual about that at all.

[chiddicks]

Hi Maggie thanks for the info.
 
No this isn't my guy my John married Catherine O'mara in 1921 in Dublin.
I'm just surprised that in 1921 he is listed on the marriage cert as labourer and no mention of a military connection and he would have been aged appx 35 then.

How then did he enrol on the British army and in what capacity?

[chiddicks]

Yes found him!!

Born 1884 St. Peter's Dublin
9003 Royal Dublin fusiliers it's definitely him details list his address and next of kin!!

Totally amazed to find this

[dathai]

Hi
    i had a bit of help a while back from another rootschatter re a man who appears on 1911 census as a labourer and same on most of his childrens birth certs however turned out he was a british soldier from 1904 to 1919 was all over the world but at time of census was in reserves till outbreak of WW1 in the mean time i think from info in his records that he worked for Dublin Corporation in between stints.

[Sinann]

Was he a Soldier when he married, most of mind didn't marry until they were discharged and before they had even got a job so are down as labourers on their marriages.

[Maggsie]

Well, Ireland was part of the Great British Empire until 1922 when it became The Irish Free State.
When you joined the army, on your release you stated that you would be willing to be called up in the case of an Emergency. WW2 .............in Ireland is known as "The Emergency" and some re joined.
He would have joined at maybe in Dublin. There were lots of camps around Ireland.
Even up to going into the EU in 1973 they had Irish people in the British Army and Navy.
I was interested in the Navy base in Cork, in June we went down to Camdon Fort, Crosshaven to visit the fort. A bit like being in Portsmouth!
Maggsie

[Sinann]

Fairly sure the Reserves only took up a few days a year, just tested if you could still shoot straight and such, think I have most of my Grandfather's reserve record, I'll check when I get home.