Name

Robert George Nicholl..

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Belfast Telegraph Newspaper Photograph of Lance Corporal Robert George Nicholl.

Life Story

Name: Robert George Nicholl.

Service Number: 10000.

Rank: Lance Corporal.

Battalion: 2nd Battalion.

Regiment: Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers.

Born: Liverpool.

Died: 16th September 1914.

Address: 183 Bellevue Street, Shankill, Belfast

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Robert George Nicholl, son of Thomas and Agnes Nicholl, lived at 183 Bellevue Street, Shankill Road, Belfast

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The 1901 Ireland Census has Robert living at 12 Weir Street, Shankill, Belfast with his mother, father, occupation, Tailor, two brother, Edward, 12 years, and John, 10 years. An uncle Francis McAllister, Bricklayer, also lives with them

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The 1911 Ireland Census has his family living at 43 Tobergill Street, Shankill, Belfast. His mother, occupation, Tailoress, father, Tailor, and two brothers, Edward, 22 years, Grocers Assistant, and John, Apprentice Mill Mechanic

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Robert joined the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers on the 6th of February 1911.

He was posted as part of the British Expeditionary Force to France on the 23rd August 1914.

Robert George Nicholl was a Lance Corporal in 2nd Battalion Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers when he was Killed In Action on the 16th September 1914 in France aged 22 years

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A local newspaper states.

BELFAST CORPORAL KILLED.

Lance Corporal Robert Nicholl, of the 2nd Battalion Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers, and of 183 Bellevue Street, Belfast, who is officially reported as having been killed in action on September 16. The deceased, who was just 22 years of age, joined the battalion tree years ago. He was promoted Lance Corporal some six months since, and had recently passed the examination for the rank of Corporal. He was stationed at the depot in Omagh when the war broke out and left for the front towards the end of August. Some time before he was killed he was slightly wounded in an engagement, but after three days treatment in the base hospital was able to return to the firing line. Much sympathy is extended to his mother and brothers in this their time of sorrow

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Roberts Soldiers Effects were left to his mother Agnes and brothers Edward and John.

A Pension Application Form shows his mother as claimant. It also shows that she had lived at 97 Lawnbrook Avenue and 14 Napier Street, Belfast.

Dependant Pension Application Forms show Roberts mother as claimant and that she now lived at Belfour Avenue, Whitehead, County Antrim

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Robert received the British War Medal, Victory Medal and 1914 Star

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He is Remembered at La Ferte-Sous-Jouarre Memorial, France.

To Remember Is To Honour

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