9th RMF Battalion

[Tj.joyce]

Hi ,

I'm looking for any pictures of the 9th RMF Battalion,my g grandfather michael joyce regtl.no.5433 died on the 27/3/1916 I've recovered his informal will but cannot find any pictures of him ,has anybody pictures of this battalion or any info on a diary  of that day or week etc?

Edited 11 December , 2018 by Tj.joyce

[Langdon]

Welcome to the Forum -

You can download the war diary here at the National Archives for a small fee.

If you have or can get access to Ancestry the war diary covering this period is here

 

Mike

Edited 11 December , 2018 by Langdon

[Tj.joyce]

Thank you,

[museumtom]

[Tj.joyce]

Thank you so much this is fantastic my father always wanted a picture of his grandfather but this is all new to him I appreciate it.

[Tj.joyce]

Any book titles on the 9th RMF  I heard there is books about them but don't know the titles??

[museumtom]

This would be a good start.

[Tj.joyce]

Thanks again I appreciate it.

[Dombyrne]

TJ, my great Uncle was also in 9RMF - it was the Cork Battalion. Saw active service between 19th Dec 1915 and end of May 1916 when it was split up and sent to 8RMF, 1RMF and 2RMF. The National Army Museum in Chelsea, London has the original muster roll book of the battalion and you can find out from this what company he was in and track where that company was on the day of your G Grandfathers death. There's also an excellent history of the regiment by Martin Staunton written in 1986 as a thesis. I've done a fair bit of research into my Great Uncle but nebver found any pictures of 9th Battalion - yet!