John Gallon wrote: Dear Maureen, Being born in Ireland was not an exemption if you then moved to the UK. If you stayed in Ireland then you could not be conscripted. Yes, I was aware of this John, My great-aunt's Irish husband was living on Tyneside and moved back home to Mayo as soon as there was a danger of being called up. On 30 April 2013 13:17, John Gallon <[email protected]> wrote: > As stated by John Gallon, Irish birth was no exemption to conscription. > > I have been told this was the reason my great-aunt's husband returned to to > Co.Mayo from living in Hebburn, expressly to avoid it and taking his new > bride with him. > Maureen Davison > > Dear Maureen, > > Being born in Ireland was not an exemption if you then moved to the UK. If > you stayed in Ireland then you could not be conscripted. > > Over 200,000 Irishmen fought in WW1 and sadly 30,000 were killed. > > John > Walker, Newcastle upon Tyne > [email protected] > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~littleblobby/ > http://www.freewebs.com/littleblobby/ > > .. > Please remember to snip most of the earlier message before you post any > reply...... Thank you! > > The NORTHUMBRIA FAQ page is located at > http://www.bpears.org.uk/NorthumbriaFAQ/ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >