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Irish soldiers in Palestine

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  • 14-05-2014 1:08pm
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    savvyav
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    I was just wondering if anyone has ever come across any information about Irish soliders who served with the British Army during the British Mandate in Palestine? I heard some stories about Irish soldiers from some Palestinians last year and I'd love to know if there was any truth to it! Google is not being helpful unfortunately....thanks!


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    johnny_doyle
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    Royal Irish Fusiliers and Irish Guards served in Palestine in 1936


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    boomchicawawa
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    There is a grave in Cruagh cemetery in Rockbrook, Dublin 16 of a soldier who was killed in Palestine. I looked up the date of death on the net out of curiosity some time ago and there was a description of what happened...from memory I think it was 1947 but I can check it out again for you if you're interested. He was killed when some 'locals' stormed the barracks where he was on guard with the British Army. I think he may have been buried locally and only his name is on the family grave.


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    Jawgap
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    There were a lot of a Irish who served in the police there. People like Charles Tegart.......

    http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-19019949


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    Snickers Man
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    The 10th "Irish Division" was posted there towards the end of the First World war. Of course by then most of the battalions of Irish regiments had been rotated out of it and it was largely an Indian division by then.

    Well, they were better used to the heat :-)


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    johnny_doyle
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    the father of comedian Dave Allen served with the Palestine police/gendarmarie after a stint with the Auxiliary Division RIC.

    Douglas Valder Duff, a godson of Sir Roger Casement, served in the Black and Tans and later in the Palestine police.


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    savvyav
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    Only just saw the replies there now- thanks! So maybe people weren't making stuff up to make me feel welcome after all! :)


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    Santa Cruz
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    savvyav wrote: »
    Only just saw the replies there now- thanks! So maybe people weren't making stuff up to make me feel welcome after all! :)


    Irish people make up history!!!!! How dare you?


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    who the fug
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    johnny_doyle wrote: »
    the father of comedian Dave Allen served with the Palestine police/gendarmarie after a stint with the Auxiliary Division RIC.

    Douglas Valder Duff, a godson of Sir Roger Casement, served in the Black and Tans and later in the Palestine police.

    Frank Carson was there as well, according to Wiki he was at the clean up after King David Hotel bomb


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