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Re: 1914-18 war dead....Patrick Orchard
« Reply #9 on: Thursday 16 April 09 19:40 BST (UK) »
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How would I be able to find copy of his enlisting papers
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Re: 1914-18 war dead....Patrick Orchard
« Reply #10 on: Thursday 16 April 09 20:17 BST (UK) »
Many WW1 era service records were destroyed in the Blitz. The Ancestry website has many of the surviving records online


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Re: 1914-18 war dead....Patrick Orchard
« Reply #11 on: Thursday 16 April 09 20:49 BST (UK) »
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Thanks will try this site. Also waiting for service record of my Grandfather from Barracks in Dublin since January, hope they arrive soon.
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Re: 1914-18 war dead....Patrick Orchard
« Reply #12 on: Friday 17 April 09 08:18 BST (UK) »
If you're interested, the War Graves Photographic Project have a photograph of his entry on the memorial.
http://www.twgpp.org/

They'll supply you with a copy for a nominal charge.
Coffey, Cummins [Rathfalla, Tipperary], Cummins [Skirke, Laois], Curran, Dillon [Clare], Fogarty [Garran, Laois/Tipp], Hughes, Keshan (Keeshan), Loughman [Harristown and Killadooley, Laois], Mallon [Armagh], Malone, Markham [Caherkine, Clare], McKeon(e) [Sligo/Kilkenny/Waterford], McNamara, Meagher, Prescott [Kilkenny/Waterford/Wexford?], Rafferty, Ryan, Sullivan, Tobin
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Re: 1914-18 war dead....Patrick Orchard
« Reply #13 on: Monday 17 March 14 15:42 GMT (UK) »
Hello Barbara,
I am contacting you to let you know that I have a number of items belonging to the Fitzpatrick family, I believe these are your grandfathers (SJT.P Orchard R.IR. Fus 9137) war medal, a victory medal to who I think is Mary's brother Patrick Fitzpatrick (13-5987 PTE. P. Fitzpatrick North.D FUS) and three photo albums of what I believe to be of the Orchard & Fitzpatrick family.

I was given the medals by my wife's father only a couple of days ago! (2014) and wanted to research them and found this post.

I would like to return these items to your family if you so wish. Why you may ask yourself, well I have also been looking for my own great grandfathers medals but as such have not been able to find them. I live in london and have the medals here with me, but the photo albums are in Dundalk. I have asked my father in law if he would be happy to return these items to you and we are both in agreement that it would be nice for your family to have these records. I am new to the website so hope you will be able to message be directly and I can pass on my contact details to you, so we maybe able to get these items back to you.

Looking forward to your reply and many kind regards,
Lawrence Hawker

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Re: 1914-18 war dead....Patrick Orchard
« Reply #14 on: Monday 17 March 14 20:03 GMT (UK) »
Hi and welcome to Rootschat,
I think it's an act of real generosity to return the medals and most people would give their eye teeth, to use a very old-fashioned expression, to get their hands on a family photo album.

You can send a personal message yourself after you've made three posts.
If you make a quick reply to this one from me, you should then be able to send a message to the person
you want to contact.

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Re: 1914-18 war dead....Patrick Orchard
« Reply #15 on: Monday 17 March 14 21:39 GMT (UK) »
Thanks Joan,
I do hope that Barbara gets my message as I myself would so love to find any info about my own grandfather's medals or any information about him ( Edward G Hawker, Durham Light Infantry 79911) And would be so happy if i was able to help someone else in their search then it would be great as it can feel like an labyrinth to find a loved one X

Joan, if you have any pointers with regards to my own search then that would be great Thanks. L

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Re: 1914-18 war dead....Patrick Orchard
« Reply #16 on: Monday 17 March 14 21:53 GMT (UK) »
Larry
Suggest you start a new thread in the WW1 board on rootschat put all you know in it name,number etc am sure youll get some help.

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Re: 1914-18 war dead....Patrick Orchard
« Reply #17 on: Monday 17 March 14 21:56 GMT (UK) »
Many thanks Larry :)
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