George Rayner Posted 30 May , 2019 Share Posted 30 May , 2019 (edited) If not could this be him on Ancestry with a Fold3 pension reference? Name: Edward O'Keefe Gender: Male Rank: Pte Birth Date: 1888 Residence Place: Newcastle Military Service Region: Northern, England Discharge Date: 29 Jan 1919 Service Number: 13035 Regiment: Northbd Fus. Title: Pension Record Cards Description: Pension Record Ledger https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=61588&h=1295250&tid=&pid=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=Yiy19957&_phstart=successSource Clearly not as there is too much difference in age! George Edited 30 May , 2019 by George Rayner Sunshine induced stupidity! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Rayner Posted 30 May , 2019 Share Posted 30 May , 2019 Sorry-this looks a more likely candidate as O'Keefe First Name: Edward Surname: O'Keefe Incident Details: Sickness Information: Particulars furnished: ShrewsburySurvived Active Service. 21/04/1917. Badge and Certificate issued: ShrewsburySurvived Active Service. 08/05/1917. Rank: Private Service Number: 12864 Service From Date: 18/12/1915 Service To Date: 26/04/1917 Silver War Badge Number: 173309 War Office Ref. Number: J.560 Reason for Discharge: Paragraph 392 King's Regulations (xvi) No longer physically fit for war service. on FWR. https://www.forces-war-records.co.uk/records/10558194/private-edward-okeefe-british-army-welsh-regiment/ George Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
museumtom Posted 30 May , 2019 Author Share Posted 30 May , 2019 (edited) Fantastic piece of research Mark!! The R.A.F. who would have thought it? I am still mulling thought it. Thanks George, I am mulling through this also......I'm going to be busy.....I had not hits on O'Keefe yet, but all I can find with your number is the SWB readout, is there more please? Edited 30 May , 2019 by museumtom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
museumtom Posted 30 May , 2019 Author Share Posted 30 May , 2019 Hmmmm, nothing concrete on O'Keefe yet george, but great suggestions! Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
museumtom Posted 30 May , 2019 Author Share Posted 30 May , 2019 (edited) Mark old son, everything looks great, except the age. Comparing the Census with the death cert indicates there is another Thomas Veldon from Ballyhaunis out there somewhere that served. Would I be right do you reckon? The problem is even his occupation tallys with the Census. Edited 30 May , 2019 by museumtom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Rayner Posted 30 May , 2019 Share Posted 30 May , 2019 (edited) Tom No nothing on O'Keefe other than confusion. As to Veldon his file is on Fold3 but I cant access it https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=61400&h=233505&tid=&pid=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=Yiy19992&_phstart=successSource or this ref on FWR Primary Unit: Royal Air Force Archive Reference: AIR 78 162 1 Don't know if this is the same man-just appeared on search! Ancestry Fold3 of course-please could someone check him. https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=61588&h=247914&tid=&pid=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=Yiy20025&_phstart=successSource Name: Thomas Veldon Gender: Male Military Service Region: Ireland, Ireland Title: Pension Record Cards Description: Pension Record Ledger Reference Number: 13/AF/470 George Edited 30 May , 2019 by George Rayner Additional reference Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
museumtom Posted 30 May , 2019 Author Share Posted 30 May , 2019 Fingers crossed things will all come together. Having said all that I will be spending the next three days in Camdeh Fort Meager, so the internet may not be very strong underground. If you specift what photographs you would like from Camden just let me know. Have a safe weekend lads and lasssies! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
museumtom Posted 31 May , 2019 Author Share Posted 31 May , 2019 (edited) Oops I just noticed in his census sheet he is Thomas Francis and on his RAF sheet it is Thomas Joseph, could we have the wrong man? Thomas Francis Veldon is the only one who had a father named Patrick. In the 1901 and 1911 Census he is listed as Patrick E. Whereas Thomas is listed as Thomas J, and Thomas Francis. So maybe it was a thing with them changing specifics. Edited 31 May , 2019 by museumtom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
museumtom Posted 31 May , 2019 Author Share Posted 31 May , 2019 So taking all these anomalies into consideration I accept it is the same man. Thanks to everyone for all your help, for which I am very much in your debt. Kind regards. Tom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
museumtom Posted 31 May , 2019 Author Share Posted 31 May , 2019 (edited) Before I head for Cork in a few hours I am hoping I can nail down this soldier. He died of Malaria in Cork, and the critical sheet is missing. His records are on FMP here; https://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=GBM/WO363-4/007309512/00071&parentid=GBM/WO363-4/7309512/5/71 https://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=GBM/WO363-4/007309512/00953&parentid=GBM/WO363-4/7309512/47/953 Can you help finding the critical sheet please? Kind regards. Tom. Edited 31 May , 2019 by museumtom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark1959 Posted 31 May , 2019 Share Posted 31 May , 2019 (edited) Veldon The WFA card list the RAF man's mother as Annie of Main St. Ballyhaunis. born 1857. The Annie in 1911 census is 53. Spot on. The WFA card gives DoD as 17/7/19 - cause Pulm TB. Not sure there is much doubt despite the name changes. Also shows W/S - whilst serving. Edited 31 May , 2019 by Mark1959 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark1959 Posted 31 May , 2019 Share Posted 31 May , 2019 (edited) 55 minutes ago, museumtom said: Before I head for Cork in a few hours I am hoping I can nail down this soldier. He died of Malaria in Cork, and the critical sheet is missing. His records are on FMP here; https://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=GBM/WO363-4/007309512/00071&parentid=GBM/WO363-4/7309512/5/71 https://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=GBM/WO363-4/007309512/00953&parentid=GBM/WO363-4/7309512/47/953 Can you help finding the critical sheet please? Kind regards. Tom. DoD 23/11/18. There are some more docs relating to his discharge on Ancestry. https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?dbid=1114&h=178789&indiv=try&o_vc=Record:OtherRecord&rhSource=1219 Indexed under RMF number Edited 31 May , 2019 by Mark1959 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark1959 Posted 31 May , 2019 Share Posted 31 May , 2019 (edited) Walsh: The ancestry docs contain the attributable statement: "to climate and ordinary military service". Trying to find on FMP for you Edited 31 May , 2019 by Mark1959 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
museumtom Posted 31 May , 2019 Author Share Posted 31 May , 2019 Thank you Mark, Anna fits in perfectly. So we must have the right man. H could have been named Thomas Joseph Francis, but that would be purely speculative. The age is mad, surely a 27 year old man would not look 37? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark1959 Posted 31 May , 2019 Share Posted 31 May , 2019 Walsh - served in Boer War, India etc. 1896-1908 service. Salonika in GW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
museumtom Posted 31 May , 2019 Author Share Posted 31 May , 2019 Thanks Mark!! Any sign of the critical sheet please? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark1959 Posted 31 May , 2019 Share Posted 31 May , 2019 See PM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dai Bach y Sowldiwr Posted 31 May , 2019 Share Posted 31 May , 2019 Sorry, Haven't been able to pay as much attention to this thread i the last week or so. Who is Walsh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark1959 Posted 31 May , 2019 Share Posted 31 May , 2019 See post #2041 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
museumtom Posted 31 May , 2019 Author Share Posted 31 May , 2019 I just received information from the critical sheet kindly sent by Mark which allows us to send Thomas forward. Bualadh Bas!! (a round of applause) to you Mark! Thanks for all your vital finds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
museumtom Posted 31 May , 2019 Author Share Posted 31 May , 2019 He made it through!! well done to Mark and all concerned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dai Bach y Sowldiwr Posted 31 May , 2019 Share Posted 31 May , 2019 2 hours ago, Mark1959 said: See post #2041 Ah. OK. FMP I don't have access to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
museumtom Posted 31 May , 2019 Author Share Posted 31 May , 2019 Thank you for looking Dyfed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
museumtom Posted 2 June , 2019 Author Share Posted 2 June , 2019 (edited) Sorry I am not online this weekend guys and gals. I am in Camden Fort Meagher, happy days. See you tommottow! Look what I found... Edited 2 June , 2019 by museumtom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dai Bach y Sowldiwr Posted 2 June , 2019 Share Posted 2 June , 2019 Just blown the pic up on my computer screen. Being red/ green colourblind, couldn't see the red petals on the small screen. Can see them now. Very nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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