Alfred Dunne's medal record

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blue ink writing on a scrap of blue lined notebook paper

1st period 27/8/1891 reserve & all

16 years with Highland. L. Inf. Highland Light Infantry

Reg. No. 4299

__________________________

2nd period. 4/11/14 to 17/6/20.

was disc. from R. I. served during

that period with R.D.F. was disc. Royal Dublin Fusiliers

from R. I. Rifles on 17th June 1920 Royal Irish Rifles

with rank of Sergeant

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blue ink writing on a scrap of blue lined notebook paper

1st period 27/8/1891 reserve & all

16 years with Highland. L. Inf. Highland Light Infantry

Reg. No. 4299

__________________________

2nd period. 4/11/14 to 17/6/20.

was disc. from R. I. served during

that period with R.D.F. was disc. Royal Dublin Fusiliers

from R. I. Rifles on 17th June 1920 Royal Irish Rifles

with rank of Sergeant

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November 9, 2018 15:28:12 Stella Watkin
blue ink writing on a scrap of blue lined notebook paper
1st period 27/8/1891 reserve & all
16 years with Highland. L. Inf. Highland Light Infantry
Reg. No. 4299
__________________________
2nd period. 4/11/14 to 17/6/20.
was disc. from R. I. served during
that period with R.D.F. was disc. Royal Dublin Fusiliers
from R. I. Rifles on 17th June 1920 Royal Irish Rifles
with rank of Sergeant
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November 1, 2018 11:18:50 Louiza Maria Pelekanou
1st period 27/8/1891 reserve all
16 years with Highland. L.
Reg. No. 4299

2nd period. 4/11/14 to 17/6/20.
was disc. from R. J. served during
that period with R. D. ? was disc.
from R. J. Ri on ? th. June
rith rank of surgeant
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November 1, 2018 11:14:44 Louiza Maria Pelekanou
1st period 27/8/1891 reserve all
16 years with Highland. L.
Reg. No. 4299

2nd period. 4/11/14 to 17/6/20.
was disc. from R. J. served during
that period with R. D. ? was disc.
from R. J. Ri on ? th. June
rith rank of Leog
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Diary notes about Alfred Dunne of Dublin's military service before, during and after World War One.
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Sergeant Alfred Dunne
Title in English
A professional soldier
Description
My great-grandfather, Alfred Dunne, came from a British army family, and he followed suit by joining the Irish Light Infantry in 1891. He enjoyed drinking and socialising with friends; while stationed in Hamilton, Scotland, with the Highland Light Infantry (1903-7), he greatly enjoyed Highland Saturday Nights, when the men dressed up and waxed their moustaches before heading to the canteen for a night of drinking. 

Before WWI, he was with the Worcestershires in India (the North-West Frontier) and the Second Boer War (the South African War). During WWI, he was in Ypres with the Royal Dublin Fusiliers, having joined them on 4 November 1914. At the Second Battle of Ypres (1915), he is said to have jumped up and asked to be shot: everyone around him was shot, but not him. 

He joined the Royal Dublin Rifles after the Fusiliers were defeated. He is mentioned in dispatches by General Hickey, and received 1914-15 honours. The times he was on campaign, his wife Kitty would pawn their furniture and move in with her family, and then she would buy it back for when he came back to Ireland on leave. While on leave, he was tasked with reporting deaths to mourning families, which caused him distress. 

Though he was a professional soldier, he did not support the war, and he said of Irish-British involvement: "We were foolish, and we were fooled." He was discharged from the British army on 
17 June 1920; he had trained as a fitter in the army, but worked various jobs in Dublin after the war. He had 4 daughters, and my grandmother received a pair of boots every year from the British army on account of his military service.

Summary description of items
records; history of medals
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1911 census of Ireland
Residents of a house 7.1 in Bishop's Court (Inns Quay, Dublin)
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Surname  Forename Age Sex Relation to head Religion
Dunne    Alfred     40      Male     Head of Family R Catholic
Dunne    Kate       33      Female Wife          R Catholic
Dunne   Rose       6        Female Daughter  R Catholic
Dunne   Bridget    5        Female Daughter  R Catholic
Dunne   Kate        3       Female  Daughter  R Catholic
Dunne   Mary                              Daughter   R Catholic

Diary notes about Alfred Dunne of Dublin's military service before, during and after World War One.
_______________________________________________________________________________
Sergeant Alfred Dunne
Title in English
A professional soldier
Description
My great-grandfather, Alfred Dunne, came from a British army family, and he followed suit by joining the Irish Light Infantry in 1891. He enjoyed drinking and socialising with friends; while stationed in Hamilton, Scotland, with the Highland Light Infantry (1903-7), he greatly enjoyed Highland Saturday Nights, when the men dressed up and waxed their moustaches before heading to the canteen for a night of drinking.

Before WWI, he was with the Worcestershires in India (the North-West Frontier) and the Second Boer War (the South African War). During WWI, he was in Ypres with the Royal Dublin Fusiliers, having joined them on 4 November 1914. At the Second Battle of Ypres (1915), he is said to have jumped up and asked to be shot: everyone around him was shot, but not him.

He joined the Royal Dublin Rifles after the Fusiliers were defeated. He is mentioned in dispatches by General Hickey, and received 1914-15 honours. The times he was on campaign, his wife Kitty would pawn their furniture and move in with her family, and then she would buy it back for when he came back to Ireland on leave. While on leave, he was tasked with reporting deaths to mourning families, which caused him distress.

Though he was a professional soldier, he did not support the war, and he said of Irish-British involvement: "We were foolish, and we were fooled." He was discharged from the British army on 
17 June 1920; he had trained as a fitter in the army, but worked various jobs in Dublin after the war. He had 4 daughters, and my grandmother received a pair of boots every year from the British army on account of his military service.

Summary description of items
records; history of medals
___________________________________________________________________________________
1911 census of Ireland
Residents of a house 7.1 in Bishop's Court (Inns Quay, Dublin)
Show all information
Surname  Forename Age Sex Relation to head Religion
Dunne    Alfred     40      Male     Head of Family R Catholic
Dunne    Kate       33      Female Wife          R Catholic
Dunne   Rose       6        Female Daughter  R Catholic
Dunne   Bridget    5        Female Daughter  R Catholic
Dunne   Kate        3       Female  Daughter  R Catholic
Dunne   Mary                              Daughter   R Catholic

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August 27, 1891 – June 17, 1920

Alfred Dunne's medal record

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