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1888
birth Maryborough ( now Portlaoise) Ireland Source:9380040 7th June 1888
1909
employment Police Constable Royal Irish Constabulary Ballinasloe, Co.Galway Ireland Source:9380090 22nd February 1909 - 31st August 1922
1914
dates Age 26 Source:9380090 30th December 1914
1914
enlistment Dublin City Ireland Source:9380090 30th December 1914
1914
service British Army Private 6267 Irish Guards 2nd Battalion Source:9358006 30th December 1914 - 19th July 1915
1915
service British Army Corporal 6267 Irish Guards 2nd Battalion Source:9358006 20th July 1915 - 14th August 1917
1915
theatres France & Belgium: 1a Source:9380121 27th October 1915 - 27th November 1917
1917
service British Army Sergeant 6267 Irish Guards 2nd Battalion Source:9358006 15th August 1917 - 28th January 1919
1919
discharge Source:9358006 28th January 1919
service British Army Private 6267 Grenadier Guards Source:314237
service British Army Serjeant 6267 Grenadier Guards Source:314237
1968
death Not War Related Died aged 80, in Portiuncula Hospital, Ballinasloe, Co. Galway, after a short illness. Ballinasloe, Co. Galway, Ireland Source:9380040 22nd August 1968
burial Creagh R.c. Cemetry Non-War Cemetery Ballinasloe, Co. Galway Ireland Source:9380040

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names Joseph
Initials J
Last Name Bergin
Source 314237
First Names Joseph
Initials J
Last Name Bergin
Source 9380040
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army 6267 Grenadier Guards Private
British Army 6267 Grenadier Guards Serjeant
British Army 6267 Irish Guards 2nd Battalion Private
British Army 6267 Irish Guards 2nd Battalion Corporal
British Army 6267 Irish Guards 2nd Battalion Sergeant
Awards
AwardTypeSource
1914 Star First World War Campaign/Service Medal
British War Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Victory Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal

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  • Joseph Bergin Irish Guards No. 6267 WW1
    This photo was taken in Dublin after the war, in 1920, when Joseph was promoted to Sergeant in the Royal Irish Constabulary (R.I.C.). He was with the R.I.C. before and after the war. You can see the WW1 medal ribbon bar on his breast pocket. He was 22 at the time.

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  • Joseph Bergin's WW1 Medal Index Card
    This is a copy of Joseph's WW1 Medal Index Card .

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  • Joseph Bergin's Birth Cert
    Copy of original the Birth Certificate for Joseph Bergin

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  • Joseph Bergin's Birth Certificate
    Copy of Birth Certificate of Joseph Bergin

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  • Front page of Attestation Form of Joseph Bergin
    Copy of front page of form in which Joseph Bergin signed up for service with the Irish Guards

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  • Army Form B. 108
    Copy of Army Form B. 108 from WW1 showing the date that Joseph was promoted to Sergeant with the Irish Guards 2nd Battalion on 15/08/1917

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Front page of Attestation Form of Joseph Bergin KEVIN140782
Army Form B. 108 KEVIN140782

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