Ref ID: 51659452816
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 Irish Rifles.
Life Story
Name: Thomas Edgar.
Service Number: 10624.
Rank: Rifleman.
Battalion: 6th Battalion.
Regiment: Royal Irish Rifles.
Born: 30th August 1882, Armagh.
Died: 11th August 1915.
Address: 26 Shankill Road, Belfast
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Thomas Edgar, son of Thomas and Annie Edgar, lived at 26 Shankill Road, Belfast
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The 1901 Ireland Census has Thomas family living at 24 Castle Street, Armagh
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The 1911 Ireland Census has Thomas family living at 32 Townsend Street Upper, Belfast
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Thomas joined the Royal Irish Rilfes.
He was posted as part of the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force on the 10th July 1915.
Thomas was a Rifleman in 6th Battalion Royal Irish Rifles when he was Killed In Action on the 11th August 1915
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A local newspaper states
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Rifleman Thomas Edgar, 6th Batt, Royal Irish Rifles, who was killed at the Dardanelles, was a native of Armagh. Relatives of deceased reside at 26 Shankill Road, Belfast
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Thomas Soldiers Effects were left to his father.
A Pension Application Form shows his mother as claimant.
Dependant Pension Application Forms show his mother as claimant also. Her address at time of applying is given as 5 Concord St Belfast.
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Thomas 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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Theme
Shankill Roll of Honour
Date
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Classification
Book or Journal,
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