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Irish Soldiers’ Wills in the Anglo Boer War

Started by Sharon Doubell on Thursday, November 8, 2012
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Sharon Doubell C
11/8/2012 at 11:42 AM

Private User has alerted us to the fact that The National Archives of Ireland holds a collection of the wills of Irish soldiers who died while serving in the British Army. Most of these date from World War I but there is a small number from the period of the South African War, 1899-1902. The documents have been digitised by the National Archives and the first phase of this work, covering the years up to the end of 1917, is now available free online to researchers.
http://soldierswills.nationalarchives.ie/search/sw/home.jsp

Private User
11/8/2012 at 11:48 AM

They are lovely originals in the soldiers own handwriting even the envelopes addressed to the family are to view with the address where the family lived at the time.
Great source
Sharon Doubell C
11/8/2012 at 12:31 PM

I couldn't find the Anglo Boer war ones, though - do you think they might not be up yet?

Private User
11/8/2012 at 12:52 PM

They are all mixed up but they are there, pity there are no other search options then by name
Sharon Doubell C
11/8/2012 at 1:09 PM

I only tried by death year.

Private User
11/9/2012 at 1:25 AM

Nothing comes up at all when you just search by death year, not even the Irish soldiers, you will need a name
Sharon Doubell C
11/9/2012 at 1:38 AM

Ahh. That explains it. I don't have names. Although, coincidentally, just 2 months ago I was standing under the arch in Dublin where they commemorate the Irish soldiers who fell in the South African war (- the one we call the Anglo-Boer War :-). So the names will be on my photograph. Synchronicity, hmm?

Private User
11/9/2012 at 1:58 AM

That was good thinking to make that photograph, I will be browsing today if I find something I will give you a shout

Private User
11/9/2012 at 2:07 AM

Sharon Doubell found one :
Martin Murphy
6677 Sergeant South Wales Bombadiers
Died in Johannesburg 21 June 1900

There is a letter to his wife Katie, send from Bloemfontein
Sharon Doubell C
11/9/2012 at 3:33 AM

Oh my heart. He was killed a month after writing it. Too sad.

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