Name

Albert Weatherall.

Description

Belfast Telegraph Newspaper Photograph of Private Albert Weatherall M.M.

Life Story

Name: Albert Weatherall M.M.

Service Number: 26325.

Rank: Private.

Battalion: 8th Battalion.

Regiment: Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers.

Born: 12th December 1899, Shankill, County Antrim.

Died: 16th August 1917.

Address: 15 Cumberland Street, Belfast

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Albert Weatherall, son of William John and Ann Jane Weatherall, lived at 15 Cumberland Street, Shankill Road Belfast

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The 1901 Ireland Census has William living at 58 Penrith Street, Shankill Road, Belfast with his mother, father, occupation, Shop Porter, five sisters, Eliza Jane, 14 years, occupation, Thread Drawer, Alice, 13 years, Annie, 12 years, Maggie, 8 years, Sarah, 3 years, and three brothers, Thomas, 10 years, John, 7 years, and James, 6 years. There is a Sarah Bunting, 32 years, Machinist, registered as a Boarder living there also.

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The 1911 Ireland Census has Albert living at 15 Cumberland Street, Shankill Road, Belfast with his mother, father, Linen Packer, four sisters, Alice, Annie, Maggie, Sarah, three brothers, John, James, Wesley, 8 years, and nephew Freddie, 2 years. Sarah Bunting still lives with the family

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An Albert Weatherall living at 15 Cumber land Street signed the Ulster Covenant on the 28th of September 1912, Ulster Day. Given that Albert is the only one with the name within that house, this means he would have been 12 years of age when signing

Albert joined the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers.

He was posted as part of the British Expeditionary Force to France.

Albert Weatherall was a Private in the 8th Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers when he was Killed In Action on the 16th of August 1917 aged 17 years

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A local newspaper states.

Mrs Weatherall, 15 Cumberland Street, Belfast, has received notification of the death in action of her son, Private Albert Weatherall, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. Deceased had recently won the Military Medal

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Albert's Soldiers Effects were left to his father William John.

A Pension Application Form shows his father as claimant.

A Dependant Pension Application Form shows his father William John as claimant also.

Albert received the British War Medal, Victory Medal and Military Medal.

He is Remembered at Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium.

To Remember Is To Honour

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