isadore Posted 22 October , 2013 Share Posted 22 October , 2013 Hi I Wonder if any Royal Dublin Fusilier or regimental number experts could help me please? I am undertaking some research for college and am stuck as I need to get the enlistment dates for four RDF soldiers all I have is their battalion and reg number 3rd Battalion - 19540 6th Battalion - 15818 8th Battalion - 26631 8th Battalion - 3/23559 Many thanks for any suggestions Isadore Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
museumtom Posted 22 October , 2013 Share Posted 22 October , 2013 Two from Dublin and two from Meath, all casualties Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
museumtom Posted 22 October , 2013 Share Posted 22 October , 2013 Born Rathmolyon, Enfield, County Meath (CWGC). Dublin Hugh Ryan Private Royal Dublin Fusiliers 8th Battalion. 26631 08/08/1917 33 Dalkey, County Dublin Kingstown, County Dublin Dalkey, County Dublin Died of wounds Son of Michael and Anne Ryan, of 54, Eccles Street, Dublin. Born Rathmolyon, Enfield, County Meath. XVII. D. 12A. Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery in Belgium. Dublin George Hackett Private Connaught Rangers 1st Battalion 9847 24/11/1914 Dublin Birr, King's County Dublin Killed in Action Panel 43 Le Touret Memorial in France. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdoyle Posted 23 October , 2013 Share Posted 23 October , 2013 Tom, what did you find for 19540? I had a look at MICs etc and think the soldier, James Ennis, survived, having transferred to 10th HLI. Johnny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
museumtom Posted 23 October , 2013 Share Posted 23 October , 2013 Johnny old thing, you are of course correct. A bit of mix up. Sorry about that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isadore Posted 23 October , 2013 Author Share Posted 23 October , 2013 Hi Tom and Johnny, many thanks for your help. I am concerned with finding their enlistment dates - any help would be much appreciated Could you figure it from their reg numbers? Isadore Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdoyle Posted 23 October , 2013 Share Posted 23 October , 2013 cheers Tom. Wasn't sure if it was a case of 2 men with the same number. Isadore, I've some info back at home and will post what I have as soon as I can. Deduced from SWB entries from soldiers with similar numbers. In the case of 19540 James Ennis, he has a SWB which gives his enlistment date as 22/3/1915. Discharged 5/9/1918. Johnny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
museumtom Posted 23 October , 2013 Share Posted 23 October , 2013 Nice on Johnny, well done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isadore Posted 23 October , 2013 Author Share Posted 23 October , 2013 Any help is much appreciated Johnny Isadore Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdoyle Posted 23 October , 2013 Share Posted 23 October , 2013 Isadore, the following could do with double checking but this is what I've managed to gather about the numbers you've listed. Not a direct pin down of the enlistment dates of your chaps but hopefully enough to pin down a rough date range. Johnny 15818 http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/472958/FURLONG,%20PATRICK no service record or will found. 1915 Star, BWM and VM. 15815 Timothy Byrne enlisted 9/10/1914; 15816 Gerald Hughes enlisted 5/10/1914; 15817 Thomas Doherty enlisted 12/10/1914; 15821 William Hunt enlisted 19/10/1914. 26631 http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/147356/RYAN,%20HUGH no service record or will found. 1914 Star, BWM and VM. Enlisted late March 1916 based on SWB entries for 26610 James White (20/3/1916) and 26640 Martin Hennessy (3/4/1916) 3/23559 http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/563424/COLGAN,%20JOHN no service record. Will online at http://soldierswills.nationalarchives.ie/reels/sw/ColganJ_E180023.pdf BWM and VM. Medals disposed of. 23557 Thomas Caddell enlisted 12/9/1915 (5th RDF); 23560 Thomas Evans enlisted 9/9/1915 (5th RDF) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isadore Posted 23 October , 2013 Author Share Posted 23 October , 2013 Thanks a million Johnny I've had a look and your estimates seem to be spot on. Many thanks for your help. Isadore Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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