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General => Armed Forces => Topic started by: myoung on Monday 20 August 18 16:43 BST (UK)
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I am trying to find an army record for Martin Flaherty ,1875, the only record I found was from nationalarchiveuk .It said he was discharged to reserve Mallow 1887.He was B Battery 4th Brigade Royal Artillery regiment, regimental number 7920,ideally his attestation papers or indeed any information ,or service record ,would be brilliant ,I live in Ireland ,so not really possible for me to go to Kew ,and even if it were possible ,I wouldn't have a clue where to start.Thank you .
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Could you please give a link to the record you found on TNA
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The record I had ,Just gave His name and discharge date ,It was in reply to an email I then sent to Archives that I was giving explanation ,That he was in B battery , and other information sorry ,I don't actually have link now as it was some time ago I received it ,
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When and where was he born
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He was born in Aran Co. Galway around 1854 ,I don't have a birth cert ,His fathers name was Michael Flaherty mother possible Mary.I
He married Nora Shine in 1888 and they had seven children .He died 1936
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I can't see anything on FindMyPast. I have asked the Mods if they can move this post to the military pages as you may get more help there ;D
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He was born in Aran Co. Galway around 1854 ,I don't have a birth cert ,His fathers name was Michael Flaherty mother possible Mary.I
He married Nora Shine in 1888 and they had seven children .He died 1936
Hi there, for others reading your topic, this is the 1888 marriage in Co. Cork:
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/marriage_returns/marriages_1888/10788/5934429.pdf
Can you give any other background, ie. to explain from birth in Co. Galway to this marriage such a long distance away, it would help?
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Oh I am so sorry ,for wasting your time ,I should have mentioned ,I have searched find my past,I didn't realise there is military pages here .Thank you so much for your help.
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I only have information ,passed down from older relatives ,They said Martin originally came from Kilronan Aran to the mainland ,where he enlisted in British Army ,he served some time in India, how he ended up in Mallow nobody is sure ,but there were army barracks there at the time ,and indeed also In several surrounding towns ,so it was always assumed he was stationed down south of Ireland ,possible maybe before he went to India
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Oh I am so sorry ,for wasting your time ,I should have mentioned ,I have searched find my past,I didn't realise there is military pages here .Thank you so much for your help.
Don't worry, my time was not wasted ;D
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I see a previous topic:
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=785399.0
Is this him?
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Cork/Monanimy/Monanimy_Lower/1131111/
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He was born in Aran Co. Galway around 1854 ,I don't have a birth cert ,
Registration of births started in 1864 so there will be no birth certificate for him.
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yes indeed we did have a previous topic about Michael ( martins father) but we had to give up on him as we got no where ,and yes that is our Martin from census