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Military Records information for County Offaly (Kings) and places above it in the hierarchy

County Offaly (Kings)

Offaly (Kings) Military & Constabulary Records (Irish Constabulary with native county of Kings 1840+) - on IGP

Ireland

General:

Until the creation of the Republic of Ireland, military service was as part of the British Army & Navy and, as such, most remaining records are held by the UK National Archives at Kew. Northern Ireland continues to be part of the United Kingdom. Before searching these archives some knowledge of the recruiting, organisation and structure of the Army and Navy and their records is recommended, and the National Archives publish a series of free Research Guides for the Army and Navy.

Personnel Records:

Personnel records are mostly classified by regiment (army) or ship (navy) and are open to the public up to 1923, although requests may be made for WW2 service records, under the Freedom of Information Act. 

Many of the service records have been indexed but regimental/ship’s muster and pay records can only be searched in person at the National Archives.  However, service record Indexes can be searched using the National Archives' catalogue, and the following websites hold extensive indexes and images:

Regiments:

Regimental Museums mostly record only the history of the regiment, and hold few (if any) records of personnel.

The Connaught Rangers, the Leinster Regiment, the Royal Dublin Fusiliers, the Royal Irish Regiment and the Royal Munster Fusiliers were units of the British Army, which were disbanded following the establishment of the independent Irish Free State in 1922. The Enlistment Bookds contain records of soldiers serving in these regiments in the period 1920-22.

Most military records for the Republic of Ireland are covered by Data Protection legislation, some information is available on Defence Forces Ireland , Military Archives website (free), and Findmypast have published the Irish Army Census 1922 (££/€€/$$).

UK and Ireland