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Title: Help with service record
Post by: unilove18 on Thursday 03 June 21 21:59 BST (UK)
Hey everyone. Hopefully I'm in the right place. I have a little service card of an ancestor that I'm hoping someone can explain to me. Basically stripping it back to basics for me. Can anyone help?
Thanks Laura
Title: Re: Help with service record
Post by: dublin1850 on Thursday 03 June 21 23:53 BST (UK)
If you'd like to post a picture of it I'm sure we can help.
Title: Re: Help with service record
Post by: unilove18 on Friday 04 June 21 21:11 BST (UK)
thank you so much
Title: Re: Help with service record
Post by: unilove18 on Friday 04 June 21 21:12 BST (UK)
i believe he was a srgt if that helps any. Im clueless when it comes to army records
Title: Re: Help with service record
Post by: Kiltaglassan on Friday 04 June 21 21:23 BST (UK)
Here's a better snip for people to look at.


Added:
McKerr Wm Robert
R Ir Fus (Royal Irish Fusiliers)         

Rg 14.3.20        9 Grattan Street, Lurgan, Co Armagh
Trans 22.3.19

7.2.25 DEAD
Title: Re: Help with service record
Post by: unilove18 on Friday 04 June 21 21:31 BST (UK)
thanks for that
Title: Re: Help with service record
Post by: jim1 on Friday 04 June 21 22:31 BST (UK)
Medal Roll says 9th. Btn. RIF. Service no. 4859
A snapshot of their war from the LLT:
9th (Service) Battalion (County Armagh)
Formed in Belfast in September 1914 from the Armagh, Monaghan and Cavan Volunteers. Came under orders of 108th Brigade in 36th (Ulster) Division.
Moved in November 1914 to Belfast and on to Newtownards in February 1915.
July 1915 : moved to Seaford.
October 1915 : landed at Le Havre.
25 September 1917 : absorbed two dismounted squadrons of the North Irish Horse and retitled 9th (North Irish Horse) Bn.
War diary:
http://www.rootschat.com/links/01qnl/
Title: Re: Help with service record
Post by: tonepad on Saturday 05 June 21 07:35 BST (UK)
Medal Roll says he started in the 8th. Btn. and then ended his service in the 9th. Btn. RIF. Service no. 4859. Rank Sgt (Sergeant)


https://www.longlongtrail.co.uk/army/regiments-and-corps/the-british-infantry-regiments-of-1914-1918/princess-victorias-royal-irish-fusiliers/

8th (Service) Battalion
Formed at Armagh in September 1914 as part of K2 and came under command of 49th Brigade in 16th (Irish) Division. Moved to Tipperary. Record same as 7th Bn.
15 October 1916 : amalgamated with 8th Bn to form 7/8th Bn.


Tony
Title: Re: Help with service record
Post by: jim1 on Saturday 05 June 21 10:37 BST (UK)
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Medal Roll says he started in the 8th. Btn
Looked again & still couldn't see the 8th. until I zoomed in.
Good spot.
Always a problem when men move as without a service record
there's no way of knowing when.
Possibly when the 8th. disbanded.
Title: Re: Help with service record
Post by: unilove18 on Saturday 05 June 21 10:53 BST (UK)
This is ll great information, guys, thanks so much. I really appreciate you all taking the time. The writing S.A.G, does anyone know what that is??
Also the writing at the bottom of the picture, does anyone no what that says? From first glance it looked like attack on service but i dont think thats what it says. Its also stamped DEAD assuming that's when he died. However the man lived till 1947!!!! Im wondering did he do a bunk or something and presumed dead, but really hiding.
Title: Re: Help with service record
Post by: ShaunJ on Saturday 05 June 21 11:13 BST (UK)
Not "attack" but "attrib" - presumably short for attribution or attributed - on Section. 
Title: Re: Help with service record
Post by: jim1 on Saturday 05 June 21 11:25 BST (UK)
I don't recognise S.A.G. but could be a branch of the Adjutant General's Office.
If he's been marked as dead this would have to have been proved with a death cert.
The Ref. no. is probably where his pension appears in the register.