ludd palestine 4 may 1922

[obbie]

ive found the grave stone of my gr gr uncle albert brock in glasnevin dublin , simply says died ludd palestine 4 may 1922 .
(its john and annies grave , albert not buried here)
he was born limerick 11 october 1885 to john brock and annie .
john was in royal artillery for 25 years , im assuming albert followed him .
i had quick look at CWGC , nothing .
i have no other info on albert , hes not on census for 1901 or 1911 in ireland .
if he was military would he appear on english census ?
any ideas , news , or pointers would be great . thanks very much .

[Retlaw]

ive found the grave stone of my gr gr uncle albert brock in glasnevin dublin , simply says died ludd palestine 4 may 1922 .
(its john and annies grave , albert not buried here)
he was born limerick 11 october 1885 to john brock and annie .
john was in royal artillery for 25 years , im assuming albert followed him .
i had quick look at CWGC , nothing .
i have no other info on albert , hes not on census for 1901 or 1911 in ireland .
if he was military would he appear on english census ?
any ideas , news , or pointers would be great . thanks very much .

Nothing in S.D.G.W., nothing in Medal Rolls for an Albert Brock in the Artillery.

Retlaw.

[neil1821]

Neither CWGC nor SDGW cover 1922 I'm afraid.
You could go on Findmypast and check the overseas deaths (check all overseas deaths, not just army)
I wouldn't assume he was Army and indeed Royal Artillery. Seems like that's just an assumption based on the fact his father was.

"if he was military would he appear on english census ?"
If his unit happened to be in England at the time, then yes.
If not, then no. But worth a look

[billgardner]

Is it possible he joined the Palestine Gendarmerie - a large number of Irishmen sailed there in 1922 to augment the existing force. I believe many of them had been in the RIC.

[obbie]

ive found this . i cant seem to get image to copy onto this site .
there 2 postcard size card . i cant zoom in to pick up any detail .
typeing cant be read , writeing ok but cant read all of it hence the ? marks .


brock r mun fus 2 / lieut
albert RFC ? RFC ? lieut

NW/5/31054
a/m fwds form 488 ? 16.16.23

to be issued by a/m ??
NW/S/31054

26 cabra rd phibsboro
north circular rd dublin

im assuming its royal munster fusiliers and royal flying corps ?
the date 16 6 23 has me worried though as its after my guys death .
can someone try finding these cards on line and see if they can get better quality , id say my ones came off ancestry .

thanks folks for your help and suggestions
so far . obbie

[obbie]

have found out albert died at sea on way to palestine and was buried at sea he was indeed joining there police force , hes on palestine police roll of honour , im awaiting his records , any thoughts appr .

[ddqpm]

Albert BROCK died 4th May 922 as Constable,Palestine Gendarmerie,of Natural Causes and was buried at sea en route,see policememorial.org.uk
Lud probably refers to Lod also known as Lydda,in the then Palestine.-

[obbie]

hi bit more info .
brock albert g constable-temporary cadet auxiliary division of the RIC joined british gendarmerie 28/3/1922 died of acute pertonitis 4/5/1922 - grave unknown .
burial at sea on the City Of Oxford steamer took place on 10/3/1922 name of deceased unknown ship arrived jaffa 29 april 1922 , by 4th may albert would have been on base near lyyda (ludd)
info given kindly by palestine police old comrades ass.