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Member Since: December 2004 Posts: 10,522 Send Message	Potty	Report	16 Nov 2010 11:54
	From this site: http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/black_and_tans.htm The Black and Tans as a subject still arouses controversy in Ireland. The Black and Tans were mostly former soldiers brought into Ireland by the government in London after 1918 to assist the Royal Irish Constabulary (RIC) in their work. My uncle was also in the RIC - there are some records on Ancestry but they do not give much info. I don't think they were still serving British soldiers (my uncle wasn't) so their records are probably in Ireland and not with the MOD. There is quite a lot of info if you Google.
Member Since: June 2007 Posts: 12 Send Message	anneloose	Report	15 Nov 2010 18:09
Member Since: June 2007 Posts: 12 Send Message	I just found out thatmy grandfather was in the black& tans in ireland- I know nothing about it at all. How does one find out where he was staioned and information on him while out there can anyone help. thank you Anne