Ref ID: 4903
Name
Soldiers Will.
Description
Soldiers Will concerning Rifleman Edward Adams.
Life Story
Name: Edward Adams.
Service Number: 7944.
Rank: Rifleman.
Battalion: 2nd Battalion.
Regiment: Royal Irish Rifles.
Born: 15th May 1888, Belfast.
Died: 14th October 1914.
Address: 39 Alton Street, Belfast
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Edward Adams, son of John and Elizabeth Adams, lived at 39 Alton Street, Shankill Road, Belfast
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Edward joined the Royal Irish Rifles.
He was posted as part of the British Expeditionary Force to France on the 13th of August 1914.
Edward was a Rifleman in 2nd Battalion Royal Irish Rilfes when he was Killed In Action on the 14th October 1914 aged 26 years.
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A local newspaper states.
News has just arrived from the War Office of the death of Rifleman Edward Adams, 2nd Battalion Royal Irish Rifles, which occurred so far back as October last in France. Deceased was a reservist, employed at Messrs Gallaher's tobacco factory. Another brother is at the front with the R.A.M.C, and their father is serving with the 3rd Battalion Leinster Regiment. The family's Belfast address is 39 Alton Street
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Another states.
Miss Rose Ann Adams, 24 Bow Street, Belfast, has been advised by the War Office that her brother Edward Adams, 2nd Battalion Royal Irish Rifles (who has been missing since October, 1914), must be regarded as killed. Deceased was in the reserve eighteen months before the war broke out, and when he was recalled to the colours he was employed at Messrs Gallaher's tobacco factory.
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Edwards Soldiers Effects were left to his sister Rose Ann.
His Will signed and dated 8th August 1914 left everything to his sister Rose Ann, 45 Gibson Street, Belfast.
A Pension Application Form shows his sister Rose Ann as claimant, and now living at 28 Maria Place, Belfast.
Dependant Pension Application Forms show his sister Rose Ann, now living at 24 Bow Street, Belfast, as claimant also
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Edward received the British War Medal, Victory Medal and 1914 Star
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He is Remembered at Le Touret Memorial, France.
To Remember Is To Honour
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Theme
Shankill Roll of Honour
Date
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Classification
Book or Journal,
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