I am doing some research for a friend in England. It is proving a tad difficult to unravel fact from fiction with husband's grandfather. His name was James Elias MARTIN and he was born in 1891, in Kent. Family recollections recall he served with "The Buffs" in WW1 and took part in some of the major battles. It is said that in the 1920s he was posted to Ireland. While there he married and that resulted in two/three children. His wife died and in 1926 he married Lucy Maud PAGETT, in Kent. He continued in the Army and at one stage was a Sergeant Major. Where can I find information about: (a) his military service? (b) his marriage in Ireland? I have been into familysearch and looked at the Births and Marriages for MARTIN but James Elias I cannot find. Any assistance is most welcome. David -- David Love In wartime, truth is so precious that she should always be attended by a bodyguard of lies.

David Love <zed@zed.net.nz> wrote: > I am doing some research for a friend in England. It is proving a tad > difficult to unravel fact from fiction with husband's grandfather. > > His name was James Elias MARTIN and he was born in 1891, in Kent. Family > recollections recall he served with "The Buffs" in WW1 and took part in > some of the major battles. It is said that in the 1920s he was posted to > Ireland. > While there he married and that resulted in two/three children. His wife > died and in 1926 he married Lucy Maud PAGETT, in Kent. He continued in > the Army and at one stage was a Sergeant Major. > > Where can I find information about: > > (a) his military service? > > (b) his marriage in Ireland? > > I have been into familysearch and looked at the Births and Marriages for > MARTIN but James Elias I cannot find. > > Any assistance is most welcome. Thanks you to all who replied to my questions, expecially Anne Chambers for her comprehensive answers. I am now much further forward in my research. David -- David Love