Chris Boonzaier Posted June 22, 2014 Share Posted June 22, 2014 At a show I found this amongst a grouping belonging to a german soldier. i dont know if this soldier was killed or captured, or if the german soldier found it going through abandoned goodies... or if the seller added it... but it is a rather muddy dirty item... The man was with the Munster fusiliers at gallipoli, which is apparently something very "interesting"... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Boonzaier Posted June 22, 2014 Author Share Posted June 22, 2014 http://www.dublin-fusiliers.com/battaliions/1-batt/campaigns/1915-gallipoli.html They are included in this Dublin Fusiliers account... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry B Posted June 22, 2014 Share Posted June 22, 2014 A very cool pick up Chris, an AB64 I assume, I have a few from earlier and later periods, but not a WWI example yet. What else does it contain? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted June 23, 2014 Share Posted June 23, 2014 Yep, very interesting no matter where he first served, saying that, Gallipoli is becoming more and more popular popular among Brit collectors. Have you already checked him out on ancestry? He first entered the Balkan theatre 25/4/15, no papers and he appears to have survived. I know a John Walsh, I think that's something he'd really like to have and so would I. A Great War AB64 full of details doesn't crop up that often and I only have two of them, it might be worth checking him out on the Red Cross site when they release their POW records. Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Boonzaier Posted June 23, 2014 Author Share Posted June 23, 2014 Hi, I will get the other pages up soon, He must have been in India before the war. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted June 23, 2014 Share Posted June 23, 2014 Have you had much time to look online? http://www.1914-1918.net/rmf.htm http://www.nam.ac.uk/research/famous-units/royal-munster-fusiliers I've just realised that if he landed on the 25th in theatre 2b then he's a first day man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Boonzaier Posted June 23, 2014 Author Share Posted June 23, 2014 Hi, he joined in 1907 if I see right, but the name is so comman, I cant find him, I may be looking wrong, but also dont find a medal card with this number... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted June 23, 2014 Share Posted June 23, 2014 Hi, I may be looking wrong, but also dont find a medal card with this number... Possibly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Boonzaier Posted June 23, 2014 Author Share Posted June 23, 2014 Thats the dude!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted June 23, 2014 Share Posted June 23, 2014 I’ve just checked again, he’s not on Ireland’s memorial record or the pension records. Perhaps he stayed in the army which I think means his service record will be at the APC in Scotland. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Mervyn Mitton Posted July 2, 2014 Share Posted July 2, 2014 Some good research - amazing what a little time and effort can achieve and how much extra comes to light. An interesting post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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