Kate....I do not know the regiment. However I did do an online search of the WO records at Kew (www.catalogue.pro.gov.uk). The search turned up six JOHN FITZGIBBON soldiers, along with the regiments in which they served. I now need to find someone willing to retrieve the records at Kew. The only way, however, that I will be able to identify my own John Fitzgibbon amongst the six records is if his wife's name (Margaret Maguire) is mentioned. I have some cousins living in Stevenage, north of London. I might ask one of them to do the search for me, and I would of course pay them. It's my only option at this point! Warm wishes Rita khands wrote: > Hello Rita, > > Regarding military records. I had someone look at PRO Kew > to find the military records for me. You need to know the > regiment in which an ancestor served to make it easier to > find in the first place. My grandfather also followed his > father into the 76th Regt along with all his brothers. > Grandfather and his brothers born in various parts of > the world - Portsmouth, Malta, Nova Scotia and Belfast. > Military records are definately worth looking for as > they reveal next of kin, date of military service, > postings and details of illnesses. > > Haven't worked on the Maguire family yet. Must do so > very shortly. > > Best wishes, > Kate Hands, > Australia > > ==== FERMANAGH Mailing List ==== > Two more mailing lists for County Fermanagh: > IRL-Fermanagh-L-request@rootsweb.com > Fermanagh-Gold-L-request@rootsweb.com