Thursday, April 16, 2015

IRISH GUIDE TO AUSTRALIAN IMPERIAL FORCE

The latest Northern Territory  Geneological Society newsletter mentions the  University of New South Wales Global Irish Study Centre recently launched   an Irish Anzacs Database which aims to produce a comprehensive record of  every  Irish born soldier or nurse who served in  the AIF during World War One. 
The database is the result of an in-depth research project that identified almost 7400 Irish born enlistments from the National Archives of Australia’s service records as well as  the Australian War Memorial's  Roll of Honour and Red Cross documents.  Further sources and information will follow.  Hosted  by the University’s FASS Repository ,  the site slows you to filter results by birthplace county, town, enlistment date, record type, enlistment type and date, religion, award and even their fate. Below is the link---