Name

David Anderson.

Description

Commonwealth War Graves Commission Certificate relating to Private David Anderson.

Life Story

Name: David Anderson.

Service Number: 12085.

Rank: Private.

Battalion: 5th Battalion.

Regiment: Royal Irish Fusiliers.

Born: 21st June 1898, Ballymena, County Antrim.

Died: 8th August 1915.

Address: 61 Berlin Street, Belfast.

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David Anderson, son of George and Margaret Jane Anderson, was connected to 61 Berlin Street, Shankill, Belfast.

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The 1901 Ireland Census has David living at 32 North Street, Ballymena, with his mother, occupation, House Keeper, father, General Labourer,, five brothers, William, 21 years, Labourer, Joseph, 13 years, John, 10 years, Robert, 7 years, James. 1 year, and sister Maggie, 11 years

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The 1911 Ireland Census has David living at 53 McTier Street, Shankill, Belfast with his mother, father, Labourer, two brothers, William, 28 years, Labourer, Robert, 16 years, Labourer, and sister Nellie, 6 years

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

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David joined the Royal Irish Fusliers.

He was posted as part of the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force on the 7th August 1915.

David was a Private in 5th Battalion Royal Irish Fusliers when he Died Of Wounds at Sea, Gallipoli, on the 8th August 1915 aged 17 years.

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A local newspaper states

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RANK AND FILE.

BELFAST KILLED AND WOUNDED.

Mrs McAllister, 61 Berlin Street, Belfast, has been advised that her nephew, Private David Anderson, 5th Battalion Royal Irish Fusiliers, died of wounds received in action on August 10 at the Dardanelles. Prior to enlisting deceased was employed at Messrs J Reynolds. Two other brothers are serving their country, John on the Navy, and Robert is in hospital at Aberdeen, suffering from wounds received in action while serving with the 2nd Battalion Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. Mrs McAllister has also two sons on the Army, one of whom, Alexander, who also belongs to the Inniskilling Fusiliers, was wounded, and is at present in hospital at Chester, and the other, George, is serving with the 14th Battalion R.I.R. (Y.C.V)

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David's Soldiers Effects were left to his father.

Dependant Pension Application Forms show his father as claimant. His address at time of applying is given as 24 Hopewell Street, Shankill, Belfast.

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David 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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