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Name

Kirker Gibson McBride.


Description

Belfast Telegraph Newspaper Photograph of Corporal Kirker Gibson McBride.


Life Story

Name: Kirker Gibson McBride.

Service Number: 12015.

Rank: Corporal.

Battalion: 15th Battalion.

Regiment: Royal Irish Rifles.

Born: 10th December 1896, Belfast.

Died: 23rd November 1917.

Address: 41 Upper Charlieville Street, Belfast

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Kirker Gibson McBride, son of James and May Elizabeth McBride, lived at 41 Upper Charlieville Street, Shankill Road, Belfast

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The 1901 Ireland Census has Kirker living at 19 Paris Street, Shankill Road, Belfast with his mother, father, occupation Carter, four brothers, James Thomas, 10 years, Daniel, 8 years, John, 6 years, Francis, under 1 year, and sister Agnes, 11 years

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The 1911 Ireland Census has Kirker living at 21 Upper Charlieville Street, Shankill Road, Belfast with his mother, father, occupation, Dock Checker, four brothers, James, Dock Labourer, Daniel, Bakers Assistant, John, Moulders Assistant, Fredrick, 10 years, and two sisters, Agnes, 21 years, Linen Stitcher, and Mary Jane, 8 years. A James Wilson, occupation, Pawnbroker Assistant, also lives within the house and is registered as a boarder. Kirker's occupation at this time is given as Telegraph Messenger

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Kirker joined the Royal Irish Rifles.

He was posted as part of the British Expeditionary Force to France on the 4th of October 1915.

Kirker Gibson was a Corporal in A Company 15th Battalion Royal Irish Rifles when he was Killed In Action at Cambrai on the 23rd November 1917 aged 20 years

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A local newspaper states.

Corporal K G McBride, Royal Irish Rifles, killed in action, was a son of Mr James McBride, 41 Upper Charleville Street

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A Newspaper Memorial Insertion within another newspaper relating to the death in action of Second Lieutenant Robert Herbert Rankin helps explain Kirker's actions at the time of his death, it reads, McBride, In grateful remembrance of Sergt Kirker McBride, who lost his life in trying to recover the body of a pal, Bertie Rankin

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The depth of love and respect from both Kirker's and Herbert's family is shown in the fact that they both placed Memorial Notices within the Belfast Telegraph, Belfast News Letter and Northern Whig Newspapers for over 50 years.

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Kirker's Soldiers Effects were left to his father, James.

A Dependant Pension Application Form shows his mother Elizabeth as claimant

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Kirker received the British War Medal, Victory Medal and 1914-1915 Star

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He is Remembered at Cambrai Memorial, Louverval Military Cemetery, France.

To Remember Is To Honour

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Theme

Shankill Roll of Honour


Date

1917


Classification

Newspaper, Photograph, Photograph - Belfast Telegraph

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