Historical Collections Online
Search our Historical Collections Online, a sample of 10,000 artefacts from the National Museum of Ireland’s Historical, Military and Easter Week Collections, published as part of the Decade of Commemorations.
service record / William Egan, WWI
Officer’s Record of Service booklet, started 14 August 1914, of William Egan, Royal Army Medical Corps, WWI
form / William Egan, WWI
Personal Papers (Army Form B.199A) of William Egan, Royal Army Medical Corps, WWI.
photograph / WWI
Mounted photocopied page with 5 photographs: Boy and father in civilian clothes, three soldiers in uniform , one head and shoulder photograph of soldier in British Uniform WWI, Full length portrait of man in Naval uniform WWI, Two rows of men in uniform with placard at their feet
1914-15 Star / D. Duff, South Irish Horse, WWI
Medal, 1914-1915 Star, engraved 1290 PTE D. DUFF on back. Awarded to Private D. Duff, army no.1290, South Irish Horse, British Army, World War I.
British War Medal / D. Duff, South Irish Horse, WWI
Medal, British War Medal, 1914-1918 “Georgivs V Britt Omn: Rex Et Ind: Imp. Awarded to Private D. Duff, army no.1290, South Irish Horse, British Army, World War I.
Victory Medal / D. Duff, South Irish Horse, WWI
Victory Medal, 1914-1919 ‘The Great War for Civilisation’. Awarded to Private D. Duff, army no. 1290, South Irish Horse, British Army, World War I.
photograph / Captain Arthur Moore O’Sullivan, Royal Irish Rifles, WWI
Portrait photograph of Capt O’Sullivan in tropical’s uniform of the Royal Irish Rifles. Photograph by Sidney Hick, successor to Werner & Son, 39 Grafton St, Dublin - Part of a collection of items of Captain Arthur Moore O’Sullivan, Royal Irish Rifles.
letter / Captain Arthur Moore O’Sullivan, Royal Irish Rifles, WWI
Telegram, War Office, 15 March 1915, Dublin postmark, 7.28pm. Advising Mrs O'Sullivan of Sandyford, Dublin, that Captain Arthur Moore O’Sullivan, Royal Irish Rifles, had been wounded 14 March, degree not stated. One of two telegrams sent from War Office to Mrs. O’Sullivan dated 15th March 1915...
letter / Captain Arthur Moore O’Sullivan, Royal Irish Rifles, WWI
Telegram, War Office, 15 March 1915, Dublin postmark, 9.55pm. Advising Mrs O'Sullivan of Sandyford, Dublin, that Captain Arthur Moore O’Sullivan, Royal Irish Rifles, had been admitted to the British Red Cross Hospital in Rouen on 13 March with gunshot wound to the thigh. One of two telegrams sent...
widow's penny / Captain Arthur Moore O’Sullivan, Royal Irish Rifles, WWI
Bronze memorial plaque, or widow's penny, to Capt O’Sullivan who lost his life during the war, with letter with regard to the same sent from King George V. Part of a collection of items of Captain Arthur Moore O’Sullivan, Royal Irish Rifles, World War I.
letter / Captain Arthur Moore O’Sullivan, Royal Irish Rifles, WWI
Letter of acknowledgement and sympathy from King George V, accompanying the bronze memorial plaque, or widow's penny, to Capt O’Sullivan who lost his life during the war. Part of a collection of items of Captain Arthur Moore O’Sullivan, Royal Irish Rifles, World War I.
ribbon / Royal Flying Corps, 1914
Royal Flying Corps patch and ribbon c. 1914. Framed, badge attached to top of frame. Ribbon separate. According to the donor the issuing of these frames ceased early in the war when there were too many pilots being killed.
stripe / Sergeant George Watson, Royal Dublin Fusiliers
(One of) Pair of Sergeants chevrons, or stripes, brown lace on Khaki backing - Sergeant George Watson, Royal Dublin Fusiliers.stripe / Sergeant George Watson, Royal Dublin Fusiliers
(One of) Pair of Sergeants chevrons, or stripes, brown lace on Khaki backing - Sergeant George Watson, Royal Dublin Fusiliers.
wound stripe / Sergeant George Watson, Royal Dublin Fusiliers
Wound stripe, or wound chevron, metal set on brass backing, stamped 'The Wound Stripe, patent No. 4 (115896)'. Of Sergeant George Watson, Royal Dublin Fusiliers, WWI.
souvenir / Sergeant George Watson, Royal Dublin Fusiliers
Small black leather purse with a selection of German field cap badges, most likely Saxony; 94th infantry regiment; two circular green felt pieces . The red white and black colouring would indicate German origin - Sgt George Watson, Royal Dublin Fusiliers
cane / Sergeant George Watson, Royal Dublin Fusiliers
Swagger stick or cane. Hawthorn stick with silver band with the the badge of the Royal Dublin Fusiliers - Sgt George Watson, Royal Dublin Fusiliers, WWI
postcard / Sergeant George Watson, Royal Dublin Fusiliers
Postcard and photograph of the Royal Dublin Fusiliers. Corporal George Watson is seen on the left - Sgt Wilson, Royal Dublin Fusiliers
studio photograph / Sergeant George Watson, Royal Dublin Fusiliers
Postcard studio photograph of Sergeant George Watson wearing a ‘cor blimey cap - Sgt Wilson, Royal Dublin Fusiliers