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''[[Ireland Genealogy|Ireland]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Ireland_Military_Records|Military Records]]'' {{Ireland-sidebar}}
''[[Ireland Genealogy|Ireland]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Ireland_Military_Records|Military Records]]'' {{Ireland-sidebar}}
== Online Resources ==
*[http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/MilitaryRecords.html Genuki UK and Ireland: Military Records]
*[http://www.movinghere.org.uk/galleries/roots/intro/servicerecords/servicerecords.htm UK Archived Military Records]
*[http://www.genealogylinks.net/uk/ireland/allireland/military.htm All-Ireland Military Records]
*[http://www.londonirishrifles.com/  London Irish Rifles Association]
*[http://www.worldwar1veterans.com/ World War I and in the South African war of 1899-1902], index
*[http://census.militaryarchives.ie/ Irish Army Census search, 1700's to 1900's]
*[https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/en/irish-records-what-is-available/military-and-police-records Military and Police Records 1600's - 1900's]
*[http://www.findmypast.ie/articles/world-records/full-list-of-the-irish-family-history-records/census-land-and-substitutes/irish-army-census-1922 Irish Army Census 1922]
*[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~fianna/guide/military.html Rootsweb, Irish Military Record, 1700's - 1900's]
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1633 Ireland, Casualties of World War I, 1914-1922], index, ($).
*[http://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/british-army-pensioners---royal-hospital-kilmainham-ireland-1783-1822 British Army Pensioners - Royal Hospital Kilmainham, Ireland, 1783-1822], index, ($).
*[http://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/ireland-national-roll-of-honour-1914-1921 Ireland, National Roll Of Honour 1914-1921], index, ($).
*[http://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/irelands-memorial-record-world-war-1-1914-1918 Ireland's Memorial Record: World War 1: 1914-1918], index, ($).
*[http://soldierswills.nationalarchives.ie/search/sw/about.jsp Soldiers' Wills, World War ! and Boer War], index
*[https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/280613?availability=Family%20History%20Library Illustrations, historical and genealogical, of King James's army list, 1689], e-book


[[Image:Ireland Military Tank.jpg|right|220x195px|Ireland Military Tank.jpg]] Military records identify individuals who served or were eligible to serve in the armed forces. From 1660 to 1922, the Irish were part of the British armed services. Consequently, pre-1922 records for Irish military personnel are mostly British.  
[[Image:Ireland Military Tank.jpg|right|220x195px|Ireland Military Tank.jpg]] Military records identify individuals who served or were eligible to serve in the armed forces. From 1660 to 1922, the Irish were part of the British armed services. Consequently, pre-1922 records for Irish military personnel are mostly British.  
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The Family History Library has many military records, but these are only a small part of the military records available. You may want to hire a researcher to search military records that are not available at the Family History Library.  
The Family History Library has many military records, but these are only a small part of the military records available. You may want to hire a researcher to search military records that are not available at the Family History Library.  
== Books ==
*Bevan, Amanda, and Andrea Duncan.''Tracing Your Ancestors in the Public Record Office''. 4th ed. London, England: Her Majesty's Stationery Office, 1990. (Family History Library {{FHL|942 A5p |disp=book Ref 942 A5p no. 19 1990}}.)
[[British Military Records]]. Salt Lake City, Utah: Corporation of the President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1991. (Wiki article)
:NOTE: All of the information from the original research outline has been imported into this Wiki site and is being updated here, as time permits.
*Fowler, Simon. ''Army Records for Family Historians''. London: Public Record Office Publications, 1992. (Family History Library{{FHL|942 M27f|disp=book Ref 942 M27f.)}}
*Great Britain, Public Record Office. ''Kew Lists.'' 17 vols. Microfiche ed. Norwich, England: Her Majesty's Stationery Office, 1986-88. (Family History Library {{FHL|942 A3gp|disp=book 942 A3gp}}.)
*Rodger, N. A. M. ''Naval Records for Genealogists.'' 2d ed. London, England: Her Majesty's Stationery Office, 1988. (Family History Library {{FHL|942 A5p|disp=book Ref 942 A5p no. 22}}.)
*Swinson, Arthur S., ed. ''A Register of the Regiments and Corps of the British Army''. London, England: Archive Press, 1972. (Family History Library {{FHL|942 M2am|disp=book Ref 942 M2am<span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1242935438330_658" />}}.)


=== Pre-1914 Records  ===
=== Pre-1914 Records  ===
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Accessibility:  Through a researcher or a professional genealogist.<ref name="profile" />
Accessibility:  Through a researcher or a professional genealogist.<ref name="profile" />


==== Naval records: Pensions
=== Naval records: Pensions ===


Research use: Shows relationships and to supplements information found in church records or missing information due to loss of church records
Research use: Shows relationships and to supplements information found in church records or missing information due to loss of church records
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MILITARY HISTORY - NAVY  
MILITARY HISTORY - NAVY  


=== Handbooks for Military Records  ===
Bevan, Amanda, and Andrea Duncan.''Tracing Your Ancestors in the Public Record Office''. 4th ed. London, England: Her Majesty's Stationery Office, 1990. (Family History Library {{FHL|942 A5p |disp=book Ref 942 A5p no. 19 1990}}.)
[[British Military Records]]. Salt Lake City, Utah: Corporation of the President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1991. (Wiki article)
:NOTE: All of the information from the original research outline has been imported into this Wiki site and is being updated here, as time permits.
Fowler, Simon. ''Army Records for Family Historians''. London: Public Record Office Publications, 1992. (Family History Library{{FHL|942 M27f|disp=book Ref 942 M27f.)}}
Great Britain, Public Record Office. ''Kew Lists.'' 17 vols. Microfiche ed. Norwich, England: Her Majesty's Stationery Office, 1986-88. (Family History Library {{FHL|942 A3gp|disp=book 942 A3gp}}.)
Rodger, N. A. M. ''Naval Records for Genealogists.'' 2d ed. London, England: Her Majesty's Stationery Office, 1988. (Family History Library {{FHL|942 A5p|disp=book Ref 942 A5p no. 22}}.)
Swinson, Arthur S., ed. ''A Register of the Regiments and Corps of the British Army''. London, England: Archive Press, 1972. (Family History Library {{FHL|942 M2am|disp=book Ref 942 M2am<span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1242935438330_658" />}}.)
=== Web Sites  ===
*[http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/MilitaryRecords.html Genuki UK and Ireland: Military Records]
*[http://www.movinghere.org.uk/galleries/roots/intro/servicerecords/servicerecords.htm UK Archived Military Records]
*[http://www.genealogylinks.net/uk/ireland/allireland/military.htm All-Ireland Military Records]
*[http://www.londonirishrifles.com/  London Irish Rifles Association]


== References ==
== References ==
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