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blondedays

blondedays Report 23 May 2011 14:24

Hi can anyone help im tying to find out about my grandfather mchael connors he joined up in on 18 th feb 1914 i have a reg no 4628 /5831 any advice on finding army reords i would b greatfull

George_of_Westbury

George_of_Westbury Report 23 May 2011 14:38

WW1 Army records are on Ancestry, i have had a look with the details you have stated, the only thing i can find is his medal card.

In case you are not aware 70% of these records were destroyed in WW2, so it looks as though his were amongst those that were destroyed.

Medal card

British Army WWI Medal Rolls Index Cards, 1914-1920
about Michael Connors
Name: Michael Connors
Regiment or Corps: Royal Irish Regiment, Army Ordnance Corps
Regimental Number: 4628, S/8319


George

Edit Ignore what i have previously said, ive looked again now knowing his birth year and i have found 29 images of his records

British Army WWI Service Records, 1914-1920
about Michael Connors
Name: Michael Connors
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1891
Age at enlistment: 23
Birth Parish: Enniscorthy
Birth County: We??
Document Year: 1914
Regimental Number: 4628
Regiment Name: Army Ordnance Co??
Number of images: 29

If you do not subscribe to ancestry, i can download them, and send to you, please let me know

Researching:
My avatar is that of my Dad and shipmates, taken onboard HMS Blanche in 1938, place unknown From left to right, my Dad,Sidney Mellor and Sidney Bateman.

George_of_Westbury

George_of_Westbury Report 23 May 2011 14:57

Just to confirm. it states on this record he marraied a Margaret on the 2 nd of October 1917, at the church of Assumption in Wexford.

Father Jeremiah
Mother Elizabeth

Brothers Thomas & Jeremyiah

sister Mary

George

Researching:
My avatar is that of my Dad and shipmates, taken onboard HMS Blanche in 1938, place unknown From left to right, my Dad,Sidney Mellor and Sidney Bateman.

blondedays

blondedays Report 23 May 2011 15:20

hi thankyou do you know how i can find out what the medles are for and thankyou for a great start as i have oly just started on this side of the family
will the medels tell me where he served and so forth.
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ellieathome

ellieathome Report 24 May 2011 00:58

Hi blondedays,Just Google the regiment.

Ellen

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"You don't have a Soul. You are a Soul. You have a body." C.S.Lewis

blondedays

blondedays Report 24 May 2011 13:26

thankyou