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Name
Aubrey Patterson.
Description
Newspaper Photograph of Rifleman Aubrey Patterson.
Life Story
Name: Aubrey Arthur Patterson.
Service Number: 10523.
Rank: Rifleman.
Battalion: 2nd Battalion.
Regiment: Royal Irish Rifles.
Born: 19th April 1899, Shankill, Belfast.
Died: 6th September 1918.
Address: 5 Ambleside Street, Belfast
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Aubrey Patterson, son of Robert and Sarah Patterson, lived at 5 Ambleside Street, Shankill, Belfast
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The 1901 Irelands Census has Aubrey living at 42 Ashmore Street, Shankill, Belfast with his mother, father, occupation, Coachman, and brother Ernest, 5 years
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The 1911 Irelands Census has Aubrey living at 16 Wigton Street, Shankill, Belfast with his mother, father, Coachman, and five brothers, Ernest, 15 years, Boy Porter, Walter Charles, 9 years, Hector, 7 years, Norman Stanley, 4 years, Gerald Leslie, 2 years.
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Aubrey joined the Royal Irish Rifles.
He was posted as part of the British Expeditionary Force to France.
Aubrey Arthur Patterson was a Rifleman in 2nd Battalion Royal Irish Rifles when he was Killed In Action on the 6th September 1918 aged 19 years.
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A local newspaper states
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Rifleman AUBREY A B Patterson. Royal Irish Rifles, 5 Ambleside Street, Belfast, missing, now reported killed.
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Roberts Soldiers Effects were left to his father.
A Pension Application Form shows Roberts mother as claimant, and as living at 27 Denmark Street, Belfast at the time of applying.
Dependant Pension Application Forms show his mother as claimant for himself and brother Ernest also. Her address at time of applying is given as 37 James St, Shankill Road, Belfast
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See brother also: 3015 Private Ernest Patterson 2nd Battalion Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers
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Robert received the British War Medal and Victory Medal.
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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
1919
Classification
Newspaper, Photograph, - Belfast Telegraph
