You may recall my earlier postings concerning John Oderick Dirlam: John Merz said that there was a John Dirlam listed in the War Office muster rolls for the 23 British Regiment of Foot, to be found in the British Public Records Office (PRO) in London. My sister had occaision to be in London, so I asked her to go to the PRO in Kew and check the records. She did. John Dirlam was there, exactly where John Merz said he would be. It was one folio beyond the two that John had listed. The documents were very hard to read. However, the rolls indicate that John Dirlam died July 18, 1777. There was an enlistment date of 12 Jan 1777. This was probably a re-enlistment, since earlier records indicated service during 1776. From the other records of the 23 Regiment, which are posted elsewere on the internet, I may be able to find the general location of this John Dirlam's death. Although this John Dirlam is not the John Oderick Dirlam that I have been seeking, I am very pleased to find this record. (John Oderick Dirlam stayed in America after the war, married, and fathered a large family). I will try to find out more about this John Dirlam, where he came from, who were his parents, etc.. The other two or three Dirlams in the American Revolution found in HETERINA (Konrad and Weigand/Wigand)came from Outrau. It would be interesting to know how and why this John Dirlam, probably from from Hesse, enlisted in the 23 British Regiment of Foot (The Welsh Fusiliers).