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Name
Roll of Individuals Entitled to the Victory Medal and British War Medal.
Description
Roll of Individuals Entitled to the Victory Medal and British War Medal Granted Under Army Orders 301 and 266 of 1919 Royal Irish Rifles.
Life Story
Name: Edward Redmond.
Service Number: 465.
Rank: Rifleman.
Battalion: 2nd Battalion.
Regiment: Royal Irish Rifles.
Born: 5th October 1892, Shankill Road, Belfast.
Died: 24th March 1918
Address: 141 Canmore Street, Shankill Road, Belfast
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Edward Redmond, son of Henry and Elizabeth Redmond, lived at 141 Canmore Street, Shankill Road, Belfast
.
The 1901 Ireland Census has Edward living at 141 Canmore Street with his mother, father, occupation, Iron Moulder, two brothers, William Henry, 2 years, Joseph, under 1 year, and sister Elizabeth, 6 years
.
The 1911 Ireland Census has Edward still at 141 Canmore Street, Belfast with his mother, father, Iron Moulder, three brothers, William, 12 years, Joseph, 10 years, David, 6 years, and two sisters, Elizabeth, 17 years, Linen Mill Winder, Matilda 8 years. Edwards occupation at this time is given as Shipyard Labourer
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Edward signed the Ulster Covenant on the 28th of September 1912, Ulster Day
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Edward joined the Royal Irish Rifles.
He was posted as part of the British Expeditionary Force to France on the 5th of October 1915.
Edward Redmond was a Rifleman in B Company 2nd Battalion Royal Irish Rifles when he was Killed In Action at St Quentin on the 24th March 1918 aged 25 years
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A local newspaper from 1916 states.
Rifleman Edward Redmond, West Belfast Volunteers, wounded, worked at the Queens Island before the war. His parents reside at 141 Canmore Street
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Another from early 1918 states.
Missing.
REDMOND - Rifleman Edward Redmond, R.I.R. 141 Canmore Street, Belfast
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Another from 1918 states.
REDMOND - Rifleman E Redmond, R.I. Rifles, killed, was the son of Mr Henry Redmond, 141 Canmore Street, Belfast
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A Red Cross document shows that Edwards Pay Book, along with others belonging to fallen soldiers, had been found by the German Soldiers and given to the Red Cross
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Edwards Soldiers Effects were left to his father Henry.
A Pension Application Form shows his mother as claimant.
A Dependant Pension Application Form shows his mother Elizabeth as claimant too
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Edward received the British War Medal, Victory Medal and 1915 Star
.
He is Remembered at Pozieres Memorial, France.
To Remember Is To Honour
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