Name

Joseph Gilmore.

Description

Newspaper Photograph of Private Joseph Gilmore.

Life Story

Name: Joseph Gilmore.

Service Number: 3479.

Rank: Private.

Battalion: 2nd Battalion.

Regiment: Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers.

Born: 30th August 1885, Shankill, Belfast.

Died: 16th May 1915.

Address: 15 Keswick Street, Belfast

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Joseph Gilmore, son of Joseph and Annie Gilmore, and husband of Mary Gilmore is connected to 15 Keswick Street, Shankill, Belfast

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The 1901 Ireland Census has Joseph living at 27 Bann Street, Belfast with his wife.

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Joseph married Mary Gilmore, Nee Dodds, on the 18th February 1907 within Saint Annes Church Of Ireland Church, Belfast.

They went on to have two children, their names and dates of births are the following, Robert Gilmore born 8th May 1911, Joseph born 28th June 1913.

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Joseph joined the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers.

He was posted as part of the British Expeditionary Force to France on the 27th December 1914.

Joseph was a Private in 2nd Battalion Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers when he was Killed In Action on the 16th May 1915 aged 29 years

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A local newspaper states

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Private JOSEPH GILMORE, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers, killed in action. His sisters reside at 15 Keswick Street, Belfast

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Josephs Soldiers Effects were left to his widow Mary.

Dependant Pension Application Forms show Mary as claimant for their two children. Mary at the time of applying is shown as remarried to a William Martin on the 21st May 1919. Her address at this time is given as 6 Clement Street, Belfast

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Newspapers also show that Joseph had two sisters, Maggie Waddell, Nee Gilmore, and Isabel Robinson, Nee Gilmore.

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See brother in law also: 12453 Private Thomas Robinson 4th Battalion Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers.

See brother in law also:7315 Private William Waddell 2nd Battalion Royal Irish Fusiliers

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Joseph received the British War Medal, Victory Medal and 1915 Star.

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He is Remembered at Le Touret Memorial, France.

To Remember Is To Honour

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