Name

Roll of Individuals Entitled to the Victory Medal and British War Medal.

Description

Roll of Individuals Entitled to the Victory Medal and British War Medal Granted Under Army Orders 301 and 266 of 1919, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers.

Life Story

Name: Alexander McBay.

Service Number: 9982.

Rank: Private.

Battalion: 1st Battalion.

Regiment: Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers.

Born: County Down.

Died: 29th June 1915.

Address: 101 Argyle Street, Belfast

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Alexander McBay, son of Alexander and Sarah Jane McBay, Stepson of Mary McBay, Nee McArthur, lived at 101 Argyle Street, Shankill Road, Belfast

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The 1901 Ireland Census has Alexander living at 38 Seventh Street, Shankill, Belfast with his mother, and father, occupation, Labourer

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The 1911 Ireland Census has Alexander's family living at 101 Argyle Street, Shankill, Belfast, his mother, father, occupation, Bricklayers Labourer, two sisters, Sarah Jane, 8 years, Elizabeth, 6 years, brother Alfred Harold, 3 years, and his grandparents, Robert McBay, 73 years, and Mary McBay, 68 years

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Alexander's mother died on the 23rd August 1911.

His father remarried on the 3rd April 1915.

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Alexander joined the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers.

He was posted as part of the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force on the 17th March 1915.

Alexander was a Private in 1st Battalion Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers when he was Killed on the 29th June 1915 aged 23 years.

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A local newspaper states.

Pte A. McBay 1st Batt Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers, formerly 101 Argyle Street, Belfast, killed at the Dardanelles

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Alexander's Soldiers Effects were left to his father.

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See father also: 15201 Rifleman Alexander McBay 9th Battalion Royal Irish Rifles

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

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He is Remembered at Helles Memorial, Gallipoli, Turkey.

To Remember Is To Honour

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