Ref ID: 51639568212
Name
Alexander Cassells.
Description
Newspaper Photograph of Lance Corporal Alexander Cassells.
Life Story
Name: Alexander Cassells.
Service Number:
Rank: Lance Corporal.
Battalion: 1st Battalion.
Regiment: Royal Irish Rifles.
Born: 21st September 1891, Donegal.
Died: 9th May 1915.
Address: 8 Belgrave Street, Belfast
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Alexander Cassells, son of Alexander and Martha Cassells, lived at 8 Belgrave Street, Shankill, Belfast
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The 1901 Ireland Census has Alexander living at 185.4 Townsend Street, (Trinity Dublin), with his mother, father, occupation, General Labourer, two brothers, David, 12 years, William John, 4 years, and two sisters, Annie, 6 years, Mary Ellen, 2 years
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Alexander joined the Royal Irish Rifles.
He was posted as part of the British Expeditionary Force to France on the 5th of October 1915.
Alexander was a Lance Corporal 1st Battalion Royal Irish Rifles when he was Killed In Action on the 9th May 1915 aged 23 years
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A local newspaper states
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Rifleman ALEXANDER CASSELLS,
1st Battalion Royal Irish Rifles, missing since May 9. His mother, Mrs M Cassells, lives at 8 Belgrave Street, Belfast
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Alexander's Soldiers Effects were left to his mother Martha.
HIs signed Will states the following, In the event of my death I give all my property and effects to my Mother Mrs Martha Cassells, 25 Belgrave Street, Belfast.
A Pension Application Form shows his mother as claimant.
Dependant Pension Application Forms show his mother as claimant, as well as the simple but cutting line, Missing to be regarded as died, wrote upon one of them.
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Alexander received the British War Medal, Victory Medal and 1914 Star.
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He is Remembered at Ploegsteert Memorial, Belgium.
To Remember Is To Honour
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Theme
Shankill Roll of Honour
Date
1915
Classification
Newspaper, , Photograph - Belfast Telegraph, Belfast Weekly Telegraph, Larne Times.
