Name

William Henry Corrigan.

Description

Belfast Telegraph Photograph of Private William Henry Corrigan.

Life Story

Name: William Henry Corrigan.

Service Number: 26306.

Rank: Private.

Battalion: 7th/8th Battalions.

Regiment: Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers.

Born: 8th September 1897, County Antrim.

Died: 16th August 1917.

Address: 20 Canmore Street, Belfast.

William Henry Corrigan, son of Mary Ann Corrigan, lived at 20 Canmore Street, Shankill Road, Belfast.

The 1901 Ireland Census has William living at 12.2 Pernau Street, Shankill Road, Belfast with his remarried mother, Mary Ann Shane, occupation, Drawer, Stepfather, John Shane, Mill Oiler, and step brother, Nelson Allen, under 1 year.

Little Nelson Allen, born 2nd of August 1900, died on the 1st of October 1902.

The 1911 Ireland Census has William living at 63 Canmore Street, Shankill Road, Belfast with his mother, Stepfather, Joiners Labourer, Stepbrother, Hugh, 4 years, and two Stepsisters, Elizabeth, 2 years, and Sarah, under 1 year. Williams occupation at this time is given as Half Timer Doffer.

William joined the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers.

He was posted as part of the British Expeditionary Force.

William was a Private within 7th Battalion Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers when he Died In The Field on the 16th of August 1917, aged 19 years.

A local newspaper states.

Pte W Corrigan.

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers, wounded and missing. Information to his mother, Mrs Shane, 20 Canmore Street, Belfast.

Another states.

Mrs Corrigan 20 Canmore Street, Belfast has been officially advised that her son, Pte Wm Corrigan Royal Innis Fusiliers, who was reported missing on August 16, 1917, is now officially presumed to have been killed on that date. Mrs Corrigans husband is also serving.

Family donated Information.

On the 21st of January 2020 Mr Jackie Ingram, a Great Grandson of Williams Mother Stepfather Mary Ann John Shane contacted S.A.S.H through an email to inform us that he had photographs information he wished to add to Williams profile.

Jackie informed S.A.S.H that William was born on the 1897 within the Belfast Work House where his mother Mary Ann was at this time.

Shortly after Williams birth Mary Ann met John Shane, whom having agreed to bring William up as his son, she married on the 8th of October 1899 within Trinity Church Belfast.

Jackie states that William was a Unionist growing up eventually became a Runner for the West Belfast Ulster Volunteer Force, of which his Stepfather John was a member.

Jackie also gave us the information he received from the Passchendaele Archives

https://archives.passchendaele.be/en/soldier/3471 , which you can access through the attached link.

Within his profile is a studio taken photograph of William also.

Thank You Jackie.

Williams Soldier Effects were left to his mother.

His Will, signed dated 8th of May 1916, left all of his concerns to his mother Mary Shane 19 Courtrai Street, Woodvale, Greater Shankill, Belfast.

A Dependant Pension Application Form records his mother Mary Ann, aged 38 years, as claimant.

A Pension Application Form shows his mother Mary Ann as claimant also.

See his Stepfather also: 15954 Rifleman John Shane Royal Irish Rifles.

He received the British War Medal and Victory Medal.

He is remembered at Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium.

To Remember Is To Honour

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