Project information
This is a voluntary project to list the survivors of World War 1 from the island of Ireland. The use of the list for commercial gain is against the ethos of the project. The use of the names for any academic reason must not be done without the consent of the project administrator. The project is not in a position to provide any further information nor deal with queries on individual entries.
Research was undertaken to ascertain if there was a list of World War 1 survivor names. similar to Ireland's War Memorial Records of those who were killed in 1914-1918, published in 1923. No such list was discovered. So with the absence of a list giving the names of those who survived World War 1, it was decided to undertake a project to make a list of the names of Ireland's World War 1 survivors. It is hoped to list as many survivor names as possible and make the list permanently available.
WW1 Permanent Sculptures memorial
The Hauntings Sculpture came to Dublin on a temporary to commemorate the end of World War 1. Over 500,000 people came to visit the sculpture in a dignified and respectful manner.
There is a project underway to have a permanent World War 1 memorial to remember those who came home from the Island of Ireland, the lives lost and those they were against located in Dublin. There will be three pieces of sculpture - A nurse to remember the role of Women, a young injured soldier at a casualty station holding a letter to home and a dog to remember the role of animals. The sculptures will be called Dochas/Hope as the nurse hopes her young patient gets better, the young soldier hopes to go home and the little dog hopes his young master will come home. Further details will be provided on this website at a later stage.
Research - Websites
The following websites may assist you in any research. The project administrator does not carry out research on any name/s. Accessing the links is at your own risk:-
www.kilkennygreatwarmemorial.com
www.westernfrontassociation.com
www.greatwar.ie (Royal Dublin Fusiliers Association)
Mayo Peace Park and Garden of Remembrance (website under construction)
www.rmfa92. org (Royal Munster Fusiliers Association)
www.royal-irish.com (Royal Irish Rifles and Royal Irish Fusiliers)