Name

Robert McAteer.

Description

Newspaper Photograph of Lance Corporal Robert McAteer.

Life Story

Name: Robert McAteer.

Service Number: 10605.

Rank: Lance Corporal.

Battalion: 6th Battalion.

Regiment: Royal Irish Rifles.

Born: 11th October 1894, Shankill, Belfast.

Died: 8th August 1915.

Address: 50 Brownlow Street, Belfast

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Robert McAteer, son of Thomas and Sarah Jane McAteer, was connected to 50 Brownlow Street, Shankill, Belfast.

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The 1911 Ireland Census has Robert living at 27 Dundee Street, Shankill, Belfast with his sister, Agnes, Head Of House, Mill Worker, and two brothers, Thomas John, 20 years, Fluter, David, 18 years, Machine Boy. Robert occupation at this time is given as Fluter Unemployed.

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Robert signed the Ulster Covenant on the 28th of September 1912, Ulster Day, within the Albert Hall, Shankill Road, Belfast.

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Robert joined the Royal Irish Rilfes.

He was posted as part of the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force on the 22nd July 1915.

Robert was a Lance Corporal in 6th Battalion Royal Irish Rifles when he was Killed In Action on the 8th of August 1915 aged 20 years.

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A newspaper states

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Mr Thomas M'Ateer, 50 Brownlow Street, Belfast would be pleased to hear from anyone as to the whereabouts of his brother, Lance Corporal Robert M'Ateer (10605) 6th Battalion Royal Irish Rifles, reported missing at the Dardanelles

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Another states

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News has been received of the death in action of two brothers named Lance Corporal Robert M'Ateer and Private David M'Ateer. The first-named who was twenty years of age, belonged to the R.I.R, and had been missing at Chocolate Hill since August last, but now he is officially returned as killed. David, who was serving with the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers, was killed on the 10th inst. He was twenty-three years of age. A third brother is serving at Ballykinlar. Their only sister is employed at Clanbrassil Marino.

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Robert Soldiers Effects were left to his sister Agnes and sister in-law Mrs Mary McAteer, they also mention brothers David and Thomas.

A Pension Application Form shows his sister Agnes as claimant.

Dependant Pension Application Forms show Agnes as claimant also

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See brother also: 4493 Private David McAteer 2nd Battalion Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers.

See brother also: 17/2303 Rifleman Thomas McAteer 22nd Entrenching Battalion Royal Irish Rifles.

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Robert 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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