Courts Martial records Relative Cashiered 1942

[Johnf04]

There was a Norbert T GAFFNEY born in Dublin in 1936, mother's maiden name MARTIN - most likely the son of the Norbert in my previous post - he will be one of the redacted entries in the 1939 register.

[martinrg]

Many thanks for your help, much appreciated

[martinrg]

Thanks for all the leds. I can see that I have much to do  !

[GrahamSimons]

Guidance here:

http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/help-with-your-research/research-guides/courts-martial-desertion-british-army-17th-20th-centuries/

[Johnf04]

The military record of Norbert's father John is available on Ancestry, and probably on Find My Past. There is an interesting error on the last page - the marriage and child details of another soldier have been attributed to John. The other soldier is Roderick GAFFNEY. I couldn't find a military record for Roderick, but on the birth record of his son Denis in 1916, his occupation is "Soldier 18th Royal Irish".

[philipsearching]

There was a Norbert Thomas GAFFNEY born at Naas, Ireland in 1909. His father, John, was a corporal in what looks like "RWF".

The RWF would most likely be the Royal Welch Fusiliers.  (BUT - check this!  There were several John GAFFNEYs on the WW1 medal roll - no Welsh, but several in Irish regiments).

Philip

[Johnf04]

Looking at John GAFFNEY's military record, he appears to have been a volunteer in the Royal Dublin Fusiliers, before joining the Royal Irish Regiment. So the "W" was in fact a "D". Oddly, he was in the Royal Irish Regiment when he married, and his children were born. John was born in 1880, attested in 1899.