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IRISH VETERANS MEMORIAL PROJECT

 

Volunteer Fundraiser sought
Proven Fundraiser sought for Irish Veterans charity (registered number CHY14643). Must be capable of working on own resources until such time as results come on stream.  Would suit newly retired, or person with interest in Veterans affairs.
Irish Veterans Memorial Project (aka Irish Veterans Historical Research Centre Ltd) is a registered Irish charity dedicated to creating a national memorial to those Irish men and women who served in forces outside, and including, the Irish Defence Forces from, roughly, 1900 to the present day. Contact Declan Hughes at dectwth@eircom.net (please put IRISH VETERANS in subject line).

Archive Project
Irish Veterans Memorial has begun compiling lists of Irish men and women and the forces they served with.  We do this by asking Veterans or, in the case of deceased Veterans, their families, to fill in a Veterans Information Sheet, which captures a person’s service record.  This we keep on file which will one day become a resource for researchers into Irish military history, emigration patterns etc.  Information Sheets are available on request, and may be photocopied as needed.  Information Sheet may also be downloaded elsewhere on this site.  Email dectwth@eircom.net (please put IRISH VETERANS in subject line), or send request to: Irish Veterans Memorial Project, Capel Chambers, 119 Capel Street, Dublin 1, Republic of Ireland.

Gravesite Project
IVMP has also begun an embryonic project regarding Irish Veterans gravesites.  We would ask everyone to take a number of photographs of an Irish Veterans gravesite you may know about, or one you might come across when travelling.  Many US and UK Veterans have distinctive grave markers which usually give a brief military history of the deceased.  This, we feel, is another resource for future researchers.  Irish Defence Force Veterans have no such special headstone, and are thus more difficult to identify.  Local knowledge is therefore, invaluable.  If possible, please take one photograph of the gravesite (including headstone), and one close-up (readable) of the headstone.  On a separate sheet, please tell us where the grave is located (cemetery, town land, village, county, country etc).  Send photographs & information to: Gravesite Project, Irish Veterans Memorial Project, Capel Chambers, 119 Capel Street, Dublin 1, Republic of Ireland.