Ref ID: 4979
Name
Archibald McCartney.
Description
Commonwealth War Graves Commission Certificate relating to Acting Bombardier Archibald McCartney.
Life Story
Name: Archibald McCartney.
Service Number: 52533.
Rank: Acting Bombardier.
Battalion: B Battery.
Regiment: Royal Field Artillery.
Born: Belfast.
Died: 2nd June 1915.
Address: 4 Sydney Street, Belfast
.
Archibald McCartney, son of Margaret McCartney, lived at 4 Sidney Street, Shankill, Belfast
.
Archibald joined the Royal Horse Artillery.
He was posted as part of the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force on 30th March 1915.
Archibald was an Acting Bombardier within B Battery Royal Field Artillery when he was Killed In Action on the 2nd of June 1915
.
Archibald's Soldiers Effects were left to his mother.
Dependent Application Forms show his mother Margaret as claimant. These documents also show another Soldier within them, a John Smith, with Margaret described as his mother also
.
See also: 5002 Rifleman John Smith 2nd Battalion Royal Irish Rifles
.
Archibald received the British War Medal, Victory Medal and 1914 Star
.
He is Remembered at Helles Memorial, Gallipoli, Turkey.
To Remember Is To Honour
.
Theme
Shankill Roll of Honour
Date
0
Classification
Book or Journal,
Certificate/Permit,
Roll of Honour or Memorial
