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: William Smith.

Service Number: 2322.

Rank: Rifleman.

Battalion: 6th Battalion.

Regiment: Royal Irish Rifles.

Born: Govan, Lanark, Scotland.

Died: 11th August 1915.

Address: 88 Oregon Street, Belfast

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William Smith was connected to 88 Oregon Street, Shankill, Belfast

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William joined the Royal Irish Rilfes.

He was posted as part of the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force on 10th July 1915.

William 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 William Smith, 6th Battalion Royal Irish Rifles, has been killed at the Dardanelles. His sisters live at 88 Oregon Street, and 3 Mossvale Street, Belfast respectively.

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His British Army Medal Index Card states the following, Mrs G Gould applies for the 1914-15 Star in respect of the services of her late husband, dated 26th 1st 1919, and addressed, 201 London Rd, Glasgow

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Williams Soldiers Effects were left to his widow.

His Dependant Pension Application Form shows his widow, a Mary Forsyth, as claimant. Its shows that his widow had remarried Private 148890 George Gould, Royal Scots Fusiliers on the 23rd June 1917.

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William 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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