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KELLY - Royal Iniskillin Fusiliers
« on: Wednesday 29 March 06 20:34 BST (UK) »
hello please can you help i am looking for any info on my granddad john kelly , his rank was royal inniskilling fusiliers,private, 21350. address 8, upper basin street, off james street,harbour, dublin . area office 56, upper mount,dublin. on his papers it says from 12 01 1915 and then foreign service M.E.F.26 .7 1915 ,FRANCE,SALONIE,EGYPT, FRANCE AND ITALY (29.08.1919) DURING WAR, 1914-1921 any info or help would be great (he was not killed in action)many kind regards kathie  :) :)


Moderator Comment: If anybody can help, then please check out the thread on the Dublin Board as well, to avoid duplication of efforts. Thanks :)
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,143970.0.html

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Re: KELLY - Royal Iniskillin Fusiliers
« Reply #1 on: Wednesday 29 March 06 21:49 BST (UK) »
i doubt whether the MIC will tell you anything more than you have but...it's available here  http://www.rootschat.com/links/09x/

MEF is the Mediterrean Expeditionary force btw

Skins regimental museum site

http://www.inniskilling.com/

Long long Trail site... skins section

http://www.1914-1918.net/skins.htm

the service number 213** seems to have been used mainly in the 1st battalion ( but a couple of others come up on a search as well)


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Re: KELLY - Royal Iniskillin Fusiliers
« Reply #2 on: Wednesday 29 March 06 22:10 BST (UK) »
thank you very much for that ,i have now a copy of his medical card  on delivery ,  :) :)many kind regards kathie ( sorry i keep posting ) :) :)

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« Reply #3 on: Wednesday 29 March 06 22:21 BST (UK) »
( sorry i keep posting ) :) :)

what would we do if everyone stopped!!  ;D

if we can help, kath ...we will


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Re: KELLY - Royal Iniskillin Fusiliers
« Reply #4 on: Wednesday 29 March 06 22:51 BST (UK) »
thanks again i just feel everyone must be getting fed up with me,  i will keep going though ,i have made lots of friends on the site and really do appriciate everyones help so many kind regards to you all :) :)kathie ;)

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Re: KELLY - Royal Iniskillin Fusiliers
« Reply #5 on: Monday 03 April 06 09:23 BST (UK) »
Have a look at the posts querying the Kelly surname in Dublin on Genforum. 

Christopher