museumtom Posted 24 June , 2019 Author Share Posted 24 June , 2019 Thank you George. Great stuff indeed. I could not find anything on him. Kind regards. Tom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Rayner Posted 24 June , 2019 Share Posted 24 June , 2019 Nothing on FMP other than medals though George Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark1959 Posted 24 June , 2019 Share Posted 24 June , 2019 There are 3 cards for him. Two have him as 635, one as 625. The 625 one has him as Connaught Rangers and that is the one that shows his DoD correctly, Bit of digging to be done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark1959 Posted 24 June , 2019 Share Posted 24 June , 2019 (edited) Morahan These appear relavant: http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Leitrim/Drumreilly_South/Sranadarragh/1482835/ http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Leitrim/Ballinamore/Fohera/645669/ Daughter Caroline is on Death Cert. Mary (B)ridget is on one of the WFA cards But not totally sure at the moment. Ages a bit off. Although he ages from 32 to 49 in 10 years!! Like George I am finding a complete lack of military records. Edited 24 June , 2019 by Mark1959 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
museumtom Posted 24 June , 2019 Author Share Posted 24 June , 2019 Thanks Mark and George. The lack of records seems very prevalent in these post war death, mores the pity. Thank you for looking and all your help. Kind regards. Tom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie962 Posted 24 June , 2019 Share Posted 24 June , 2019 (edited) Niland His US Draft Registration Card is dated 12/9/1918 so I suspect he never served overseas with US Army ? Edit- I note this says he was born Jan 1874 so would be 47. 1920 Census says single, born Wisconsin, father born Ireland so I presume it is same man ? Charlie Edited 24 June , 2019 by charlie962 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
museumtom Posted 24 June , 2019 Author Share Posted 24 June , 2019 Good man Charlie. I did see the draft card but his birth location and age do not match, mores the pity. Kind regards. Tom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie962 Posted 24 June , 2019 Share Posted 24 June , 2019 I may have the wrong man but I didn't see another US Registration. There's a Dominick Niland born Claremorris, Mayo 1893 and another Died 1921 Claremorris (your man) so perhaps I am wrong ? And this 1911 Census for 'Island' looks a bit like Dominick and Patrick ? I'm floundering...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
museumtom Posted 24 June , 2019 Author Share Posted 24 June , 2019 The 1893 one and the 1921 one seem to be the same lad as is on the cert, but try as I might, and you might I reckon, can he be found in the U.S. Military .....yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark1959 Posted 24 June , 2019 Share Posted 24 June , 2019 (edited) He went to the USA in 1914 on arrived in New York on 30/10/14 on SS Cedric (White Star Line). Left Queeenstown on 22/10/14. He gives his age as 19. The nok of kin is his mother Catherine Niland of Island, Ballyhaunis. So your 1911 family seems to be correct. They just appear to have been a bit confused as to his DoB Source: Ellis Island Passenger lists Edited 24 June , 2019 by Mark1959 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
museumtom Posted 24 June , 2019 Author Share Posted 24 June , 2019 Excellent Mark, thank you. Are you saying his draft card is correct please? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark1959 Posted 24 June , 2019 Share Posted 24 June , 2019 (edited) No. I think that is a completely different chap. If you look at the draft card he says was native born in USA and was there before 1900 looking at US census returns. No Think you are right re the 1911 man and his birth is https://www.findmypast.co.uk/transcript?id=IRE/BMD/D/620475934 The other man was born 1874 and died in Wisconsin in 1942. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/73032941 So cannot be him. Note his grave is located in the same town as his draft registration card So no US draft card found for your Niland yet He may be another we do not get to the bottom of. Seems he went to US after the 1910 census and in all probability was back in Ireland prior to their 1920 census. At least I cannot fins any record in 1920 US census so far. 1900 census confirms he was born in Wisconsin and was living in St Croix Edited 24 June , 2019 by Mark1959 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
museumtom Posted 24 June , 2019 Author Share Posted 24 June , 2019 Thanks Mark. Interesting stuff! You say he was born in 1900 in Wisconsin? Would this not be him? http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Mayo/Bekan/Island/1588899/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark1959 Posted 24 June , 2019 Share Posted 24 June , 2019 (edited) You are misreading what I am saying The wrong Dominick Niland was born in Wisocnsin in 1874 and died there in 1942. The US draft registration card George found is for him The right one is the one you are showing in the Irish cenus for 1901. We are therefore no further forward in locating his US Army service The issue with US records is they very nearly all went up in smoke in a fire at their records centre in St Louis in the 1970s, So their records for WW1 are particularly rare. So without any registration card we are pretty much stuffed. On to the next one I think. Edited 24 June , 2019 by Mark1959 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
museumtom Posted 24 June , 2019 Author Share Posted 24 June , 2019 Right so Mark. onward and upward. I'll see if I can find an easy one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie962 Posted 24 June , 2019 Share Posted 24 June , 2019 4 hours ago, Mark1959 said: The US draft registration card George found Don't blame George. The confusion was all my own doing ! Charlie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark1959 Posted 24 June , 2019 Share Posted 24 June , 2019 No issue. The only person that has never made a research error has never done any research. The beauty of the GWF is that we have many eyes and others have pointed out some of my howlers. It was a reasonable assumption that further digging proved was not valid. Cheers all. Keep up the good work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark1959 Posted 24 June , 2019 Share Posted 24 June , 2019 (edited) O’Galligan Well he has a casualty card here http://www.rafmuseumstoryvault.org.uk/archive/7000254088-ogalligan-t.n seemed to suffer from pleurisy in 1918 Edited 24 June , 2019 by Mark1959 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
little bob Posted 24 June , 2019 Share Posted 24 June , 2019 Service record for Thomas on FMP. "Relinguished Commission on account of ill health contracted on Active Service 3/1/1921" Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie962 Posted 24 June , 2019 Share Posted 24 June , 2019 T N O'Galligan RAF Svc Record here on FMP says this: RAF Casualty Form here says this: Unfortunately follow-on page of CasForm is badly copied. Charlie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
museumtom Posted 24 June , 2019 Author Share Posted 24 June , 2019 Brilliant group effort, thank you Mark, Bob and Charlie. I sent the whole lot to Terry and await a reply. Stunning research guys, I am very grateful. Kind regards. and fingers crossed! Tom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Rayner Posted 25 June , 2019 Share Posted 25 June , 2019 Try Reddan here Tom... https://www.findmypast.co.uk/transcript?id=GBM/WO363-4/7342126/37/964 George Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
museumtom Posted 25 June , 2019 Author Share Posted 25 June , 2019 Thanks George.!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Rayner Posted 25 June , 2019 Share Posted 25 June , 2019 Sorry Tom that was the same one you posted so no help. There are two Fold3 Pension refs on Ancestry though here https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=61588&h=350065&tid=&pid=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=Yiy20870&_phstart=successSource https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=61588&h=341572&tid=&pid=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=Yiy20872&_phstart=successSource George Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Rayner Posted 25 June , 2019 Share Posted 25 June , 2019 I give up on Positch ????? or whoever they may be!! Can't even get the date! George Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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