museumtom Posted 5 April , 2020 Author Share Posted 5 April , 2020 Thank you George, excellent finds, I will send them to Terry straight away. Fingers crossed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
museumtom Posted 5 April , 2020 Author Share Posted 5 April , 2020 He cannot find evidence in his records, so its a no-go. Thanks for trying George! he will be saved with the Irishmen anyway. Kind regards. Tom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
museumtom Posted 5 April , 2020 Author Share Posted 5 April , 2020 Terry is on to it, it is touch and go, keep them fingers crossed lads.. -He was discharged with amputated leg due to wounds but died of liver disease. His widow's pension was rejected including after an appeal as not service related death. The DC comment looks like an attempt to help the relatives get a pension. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
museumtom Posted 5 April , 2020 Author Share Posted 5 April , 2020 Nope, sadly he did not make it. He was discharged due to leg wounds and amputation. He died of cirrhosis of the liver. His widow lost a pension appeal. The cause of death is not related to WW1 service. It is possible that the relatives were trying to blame the war wound (possibly causing a high level of alcohol consumption?) but it does not stack up in the documents. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Rayner Posted 5 April , 2020 Share Posted 5 April , 2020 Ah well. He is remembered here George Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Rayner Posted 6 April , 2020 Share Posted 6 April , 2020 He was a bit of a soldier wasn't he? NW Frontier, South Africa and France...very commendable but couldnt find anything to attribute the liver problem to service. He also is here... on Ancestry George Sorry about that...it was 'stuck' from yesterday! Today's puzzle Thomas McCann is another conundrum...not getting far yet just trying to clear those it can' be George Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Rayner Posted 6 April , 2020 Share Posted 6 April , 2020 Thomas McCann #5644 was discharged 31 5 16 and his medals posted in September 1919. George Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Rayner Posted 6 April , 2020 Share Posted 6 April , 2020 On the Medal Roll from Ancestry both your McCanns appear plus another! Not sure that actually helps though! Cannot find any other documents other than SWB and MIC for them but still looking George Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
museumtom Posted 6 April , 2020 Author Share Posted 6 April , 2020 (edited) Good man George. If you can find a N.O.K. or address I can add him to the Irishmen anyway. He should be down as Balrothery of Balbriggan, all in north Dublin. Keep up the great work! Kind regards. Tom. Edited 6 April , 2020 by museumtom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
museumtom Posted 6 April , 2020 Author Share Posted 6 April , 2020 (edited) Look what I found. I sent an email requesting his service number. http://mccannhistory.blogspot.com/2006/10/ Edited 6 April , 2020 by museumtom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Rayner Posted 6 April , 2020 Share Posted 6 April , 2020 That looks like the right crew! Gravestone gives all information.date of 26/12/1919 agrees with published death although register is two days earlier. Well done George Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
museumtom Posted 6 April , 2020 Author Share Posted 6 April , 2020 Thanks George. The posting is 14 years old so I hope the OP is still around. Can you find any address for him please? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
museumtom Posted 6 April , 2020 Author Share Posted 6 April , 2020 Terry says he is 10213. His and his brothers (William, died in 1914 with the RDF) pension cards do not show agg or caused by. Sadly. Onward and upward lads and lassies, I wonder who will be next to put us under pressure? Kindest regards and thanks again. Tom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Rayner Posted 6 April , 2020 Share Posted 6 April , 2020 Its keeping us busy! George Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
museumtom Posted 6 April , 2020 Author Share Posted 6 April , 2020 You spoke too soon George! Can you help with this one please? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ss002d6252 Posted 6 April , 2020 Share Posted 6 April , 2020 1 minute ago, museumtom said: You spoke too soon George! Can you help with this one please? I think is him on the 1911 census http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Dublin/Balbriggan_Urban__Part_of/Balbriggan_Urban/930/ Craig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
museumtom Posted 6 April , 2020 Author Share Posted 6 April , 2020 Bang on Craig, thank you for that. Gotcha. https://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=gbm%2fwo363-4%2f007407661%2f00092&parentid=gbm%2fwo363-4%2f7407661%2f3%2f91 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ss002d6252 Posted 6 April , 2020 Share Posted 6 April , 2020 3 minutes ago, museumtom said: Bang on Craig, thank you for that. Gotcha. https://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=gbm%2fwo363-4%2f007407661%2f00092&parentid=gbm%2fwo363-4%2f7407661%2f3%2f91 And i raise you one pension ledger https://www.fold3.com/image/645038917?terms=1019,edward,hoy Craig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
museumtom Posted 6 April , 2020 Author Share Posted 6 April , 2020 In the back of the net!!! Good man Craig, thank you very much indeed, what a team!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
museumtom Posted 6 April , 2020 Author Share Posted 6 April , 2020 Tun-te-tum, waiting of Terry's reply, the waiting is the hardest bit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
museumtom Posted 7 April , 2020 Author Share Posted 7 April , 2020 In the back of the net!! He's through. Thanks for all the help lads! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Rayner Posted 7 April , 2020 Share Posted 7 April , 2020 Well done Craig for tracking him down. Team Tom scores again George Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ss002d6252 Posted 7 April , 2020 Share Posted 7 April , 2020 7 minutes ago, George Rayner said: Well done Craig for tracking him down. Team Tom scores again George With the amount of digging it's undertaken I think Tom Team sounds better! Craig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
museumtom Posted 7 April , 2020 Author Share Posted 7 April , 2020 No Craig, all credit to the team as a whole. We did good.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Rayner Posted 7 April , 2020 Share Posted 7 April , 2020 (edited) Sorry Tom but came up short this morning. Cant find anything about him. George Edited 7 April , 2020 by George Rayner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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