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Offline Munch

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4th Battalion Royal Irish Regiment
« on: Tuesday 05 July 16 20:44 BST (UK) »
I'm researching Private William Keogh, 6106, 4th Bn, Royal Irish Regiment.
I know that he died 5th October, 1917, aged 17 yrs.
Any information about where he enlisted, served etc would be a great help.
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Re: 4th Battalion Royal Irish Regiment
« Reply #1 on: Tuesday 05 July 16 21:26 BST (UK) »
Evening, from Kilbride, Kings Co. Enlisted Curragh. Formerly 4156 Leinster Rgt.

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Re: 4th Battalion Royal Irish Regiment
« Reply #2 on: Tuesday 05 July 16 21:32 BST (UK) »
Hi,

His CWGC entry here: http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/663217/KEOGH,%20WILLIAM

Shows that he is buried in Clonminch Catholic Cemetery in County Offaly.

Hope this helps.

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Re: 4th Battalion Royal Irish Regiment
« Reply #3 on: Tuesday 05 July 16 21:35 BST (UK) »
no service record survives ww2 bombing raid I,m afraid .
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Re: 4th Battalion Royal Irish Regiment
« Reply #4 on: Tuesday 05 July 16 22:20 BST (UK) »
Thanks to all for help so far...
I have read somewhere that the 4th Bn served mainly in England, Ireland and Scotland, suggesting that this Bn didn't see action in 1914-18 war. Could this be correct?
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Re: 4th Battalion Royal Irish Regiment
« Reply #5 on: Tuesday 05 July 16 22:27 BST (UK) »
Yes, that seems to be the case - see here
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Re: 4th Battalion Royal Irish Regiment
« Reply #6 on: Tuesday 05 July 16 23:27 BST (UK) »
Confused.com! ???
@ LJReb123...Can you point me in the direction of your information please? i seem to be going around in circles ( or rather battalions) Lol. Please forgive my ignorance....
I have been able to locate William (and his family) as a 1 yr old on the 1901 census, but can't find him on the 1911 census.....I have, however, found another William Keogh, aged 12 yrs, living in Maryborough on the 1911 census but belonging to a different family of Keoghs. Is this another William Keogh who joins up? 
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Re: 4th Battalion Royal Irish Regiment
« Reply #7 on: Wednesday 06 July 16 00:29 BST (UK) »
There is an photo of the grave here
https://billiongraves.com/grave/W-Keogh/14283484

A Paul Keogh and wife Mary also come up in the search results.

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Re: 4th Battalion Royal Irish Regiment
« Reply #8 on: Wednesday 06 July 16 09:26 BST (UK) »
And the CWGC record of the 6106 William Keogh gives his father as Paul Keogh of Barrack Street Tullamore. It is correct that the 4th Battalion did not go overseas.

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PS  There are some records for another 4 William Keoghs who served overseas in the Royal Irish.
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