GJW Posted 5 April , 2020 Share Posted 5 April , 2020 Hi, John Reilly, RFA, Service Number: 100929 Can anyone let me know what the letters stand for in the columns after date of death? I can find little on this soldier only Medal Card - Roll. PR Card and Gratuity. All help appreciated. Thank you Gerard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnboy Posted 5 April , 2020 Share Posted 5 April , 2020 It is very hard for me to read.Can you post a link to it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin RussT Posted 5 April , 2020 Admin Share Posted 5 April , 2020 It's the grave plot letter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Margaretnolan Posted 5 April , 2020 Share Posted 5 April , 2020 What do the Letters M W mean under Type Of Memorial...and what does C represent under Type of Grave. Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie2 Posted 6 April , 2020 Share Posted 6 April , 2020 6 hours ago, Margaretnolan said: What do the Letters M W mean under Type Of Memorial...and what does C represent under Type of Grave. Thank you. Military Wooden memorial and Common grave, all the abbreviations are explained here https://www.cwgc.org/find/find-war-dead-and-cemeteries/glossary Charlie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Margaretnolan Posted 6 April , 2020 Share Posted 6 April , 2020 1 hour ago, charlie2 said: Military Wooden memorial and Common grave, all the abbreviations are explained here https://www.cwgc.org/find/find-war-dead-and-cemeteries/glossary Charlie Thank you. Charlie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GJW Posted 6 April , 2020 Author Share Posted 6 April , 2020 Yes indeed Charlie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travers61 Posted 6 April , 2020 Share Posted 6 April , 2020 His entry from the publication Soldiers Died in the Great War adds just the place of enlistment Name:John Reilly Birth Place:Athy, Co. Clare Death Date:6 May 1918 Death Place:Home Enlistment Place:Naas, Clare Rank:DVR. Regiment:Royal Horse Artillery and Royal Field Artillery Regimental Number:100920 Type of Casualty:Died Theatre of War:Home Royal Artillery Attestations 1883-1942 are on find my past if you havn't already looked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GJW Posted 6 April , 2020 Author Share Posted 6 April , 2020 Thank you Travers. I have pretty much all of that currently. I have looked on FMP but did not find his attestation on there. Did I miss a trick? Gerard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travers61 Posted 6 April , 2020 Share Posted 6 April , 2020 I had not looked for it as don't subscribe to FMP, just remembered they were on there. I also checked these with no luck, British Newspaper archives index, wills of Irish Soldiers who died serving with the british army, soldiers wills at the PRO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ss002d6252 Posted 6 April , 2020 Share Posted 6 April , 2020 31 minutes ago, GJW said: Thank you Travers. I have pretty much all of that currently. I have looked on FMP but did not find his attestation on there. Did I miss a trick? Gerard He had 32 months service at the time of death according to the war gratuity that was paid. Means he joined up in the month from 9 September 1915 Craig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GJW Posted 6 April , 2020 Author Share Posted 6 April , 2020 5 hours ago, travers61 said: I had not looked for it as don't subscribe to FMP, just remembered they were on there. I also checked these with no luck, British Newspaper archives index, wills of Irish Soldiers who died serving with the british army, soldiers wills at the PRO I found them on FMP - Lots of John Reilly's but none for my man. Typical. Thank you for the heads up on that though. 4 hours ago, ss002d6252 said: He had 32 months service at the time of death according to the war gratuity that was paid. Means he joined up in the month from 9 September 1915 Craig Cheers Craig - a school day for me on that one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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