Royal Irish Regiment

[bts1970]

Evening

The chap below is on my survivers list, as you can see the memorial book states 4th Battalion RIR. His MIC states an arrival in France 19/06/1915 which i believe would mean he wasn`t with the 4th Battalion at the time due to their Garrison of Ireland. Am i correct with my details ?

PLUMMER, Lt Bertram.

Enlisted: Before 12/02/1915, the North Wilts Herald printed a list of enlisted Purton men on this date.

MIC details / Medal entitlement.

4th (Extra reserve) Battalion Royal Irish Regiment.

British War Medal, Victory Medal, 15 Star.

19/06/1915 Arrived in France (Detail from MIC). (This does not fit with the 4th Battalion as they were on duty in Ireland and England).

Address given as Hermitage, near Newbury, Berks.

Evidence for inclusion on the Purton Parish list: Name listed in the Memorial book in St Mary’s Church (4th Battalion RIR and Royal Engineers).

Best regards

Bob

[johnny_doyle]

from LG 6th Feb 1915 puts him in 4th RIR :

http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/290...s/1219/page.pdf

He's in school in Berkshire as a boarder aged 15 in the 1901 census; born Purton. In the 1891 census living at Manor Farm as a 5 year old born Purton with parents Charles (a 47 year old farmer born Blunsdon) and Mary (aged 42 born Swindon).