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Trying to find a soldier
« on: Saturday 09 December 17 08:18 GMT (UK) »
Hello, i am trying to find the records of a soldier named PATRICK GALLOGLEY.  He was born in Coatbridge lanarkshire in 1902. I am searching on behalf of his daughter who is now 82 years of age.  She remembers as a teenager, her father being in uniform and has had the Black Watch mentioned in the past. She is not sure, her memory is not so good. But he left when she was a teenager and never came back.  he did not die in the military she is sure that he was out of the forces when he left home for good.........Where might we find any military records for him?  Any help greatly appreciated.

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Re: Trying to find a soldier
« Reply #1 on: Saturday 09 December 17 08:23 GMT (UK) »
Hi

If he was still in the Army after 1920 his records will still be with the MOD but you generally need a death certificate to obtain them  :-\
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=651361.0

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Re: Trying to find a soldier
« Reply #2 on: Saturday 09 December 17 08:24 GMT (UK) »
Can you give us a rough idea of the date that he left the family and where they were living at the time

ADDED  Do you have his birth date
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Re: Trying to find a soldier
« Reply #3 on: Saturday 09 December 17 08:40 GMT (UK) »
his daughter was born lochwood cottage gartcosh and she was born 1933.......from the electerol roles we can see that when she was a teenager the family were living in glasgow lawmoor st from 1950 through to 1960........ we dont have birthdate for father, only know he was born 1902.  sorry


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Re: Trying to find a soldier
« Reply #4 on: Saturday 09 December 17 09:53 GMT (UK) »
Hi,
Can t find any military details I m afraid but there is the following Catholic Baptismal Record, although the surname is slightly out.
St Augustine, Coatbridge
Born 24th Feb 1902, bap 8th March 1902
Patricius Gilloghley
Parents Jacobi and Mariae  (MacLaughlen)

Cathy
Sinnock/Sinnicks...Brighton,Greenwich.
Clements,Coles,Mc Donagh,Rock

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Re: Trying to find a soldier
« Reply #5 on: Saturday 09 December 17 10:06 GMT (UK) »
i wonder about that baptism as his parents were a james gollogley and mary mclaughlin, i wonder if it is him?
very similiar indeed

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« Reply #6 on: Saturday 09 December 17 10:11 GMT (UK) »
he had a sister annie who was one year old in the 1901 census and a brother andrew 3 year old......maybe it was all written differently at baptisms back then......has got me wondering

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« Reply #7 on: Saturday 09 December 17 10:16 GMT (UK) »
they are on scotlands people under the spelling of gilloghley but i dont own a credit card, so i cant acsess it..........i think what you have given above may be correct

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Re: Trying to find a soldier
« Reply #8 on: Saturday 09 December 17 10:27 GMT (UK) »
Jacobi is the latinised version of James  ;)
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