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Boylan - Pre-war Military Conduct
Boylan’s service record reports several aspects of his prewar service which provide insight into prewar army life and also hint at underlying tensions…
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Hannah Glynn
Niblock - National/Political Tensions
Once again, although we don’t have written accounts from Hugh Niblock about his personal political and religious attitudes, it is important to be aware…
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Hannah Glynn
Niblock - Wartime Service (Balkans)
By mid-October 1915 the 10th (Irish) Division—including both Drury’s and Niblock’s units—had moved to Salonika in Greece and awaited further orders. In…
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Hannah Glynn
Boylan - Aftermath
Regardless of which day Boylan was actually killed, his death was not immediately reported in local Irish newspapers. He appears in published casualty…
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Hannah Glynn
Niblock - Wartime Service (Gallipoli)
According to the 6th Royal Irish Fusiliers unit diary, Hugh Niblock’s battalion received orders to sail to the Dardanelles strait in Turkey on 9 July…
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Hannah Glynn
Reflections
This project provides an example of how individual, ‘ordinary’ soldiers might be studied—whether by scholars, academics, genealogists, or amateur…
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Hannah Glynn
Boylan - Death
As previously mentioned, Anthony Boylan was reported killed in action on 26 October 1914. The unit diary for his battalion describes the confusion and…
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Hannah Glynn
Boylan - Possible Motivations
Anthony Boylan’s possible motivations for enlistment in 1908 are more difficult to determine. Irish Catholic enlistment had been in fairly steady…
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Hannah Glynn
Chronology and Sources
Because I posted entries as they were researched and completed, they were not necessarily posted in “chronological” order.
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Hannah Glynn
Niblock - Context
Because Niblock was wounded and eventually discharged due to his injury, his service record also includes information about his employment before the…
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Hannah Glynn
Niblock - Background
Upon attestation in 1914 Hugh Niblock declared that he was 22 years old, which would place his birthdate around 1892. Belfast spans two counties, County…
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Hannah Glynn
Niblock – Postwar
According to Hugh Niblock’s pension card and later medals, he was officially discharged on 5 February 1918. His wife’s name (Mary Agnes), his unit (6th…
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Hannah Glynn
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