Military pension records 1916-1923 to be released on 17 January

[hasta]

I'll post a link in the Resources section when this actually goes live, but just to alert anyone who had relatives fight in the Easter Rising and/or War of Independence, the Pension records are to go online on the Military Archives site. So no more waiting for a year + for records after an application.
More from Claire Santry's excellent blog here
http://irish-genealogy-news.blogspot.ie/2014/01/military-pension-records-to-be-released.html
Happy days

[Sinann]

This is great news but I wonder just how much will be online, I got my grandfathers records last May and the paper work goes up to 1984 (letter informing them of my grandmother's death as she inherited the pension) there was a lot of information apart from his application for a pension which has no military or historical relevance, assuming this is not put online it may be still worth applying for the full paper work.

[Sinann]

http://www.militaryarchives.ie/collections/online-collections/military-service-pensions-collection

Online now

Not complete yet
Added to on a phased basis up to 2016

[hasta]

Just been on this. Was hoping it would give me some info on a Great Uncle. All I ever knew of him was that he was in GPO 1916.
Just downloaded 2 files on him, just 100 pages in total. They go up to 1982 when his widow died - there is a note that there is a redaction in the file relating to his Grandchild so I guess it was the  letter informing them of this. Brilliant resource.

[Oliverd]

An excellent resource and useful reading

I had to laugh at reading a distant relatives by marraige letter to Dept regarding Pension and note to be passed on to minister
At the bottom
You might infrom him that I am the same XXX XXX who enjoyed his company in "Easter WeeK" 1916.

Know that is true.

Also good at fleshing out further relatives.

[myluck!]

I applied for three sets of pension records in recent years and not one of the three is on-line!
Cannot find on the site exactly what order they are uploading records - so far unfortunately it has been of little immediate value only interest.

[Sinann]

My Grandfather isn't there either or any of his comrades.
You could go around in circles trying to find a list of release dates but waste of time it's just not there.

[myluck!]

Just to mention what I did come across was mention of my OH's grand-uncle
He is reputed to have refused to apply for a pension but he is mentioned in the records of others

[Oliverd]

There will be people who refused to apply for a pension on a point of principal and also others who left the country and didn't wish their location to be ever known.