Ref ID: 51660320022
Name
William Laird.
Description
Newspaper Photograph of Private William Laird.
Life Story
Name: William Laird.
Service Number: 12926.
Rank: Private.
Battalion: 6th Battalion.
Regiment: Royal Irish Fusiliers.
Born: 17th October 1886, Shankill, Belfast.
Died: 15th August 1915.
Address: 21 Richmond Street, Belfast
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William Laird, son of Richard and Annie Laird, lived with his wife and child at 21 Richmond Street, Shankill, Belfast
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William had married Sarah Laird, Nee Crowe, in Holy Trinity Church of Ireland Church, Belfast on the 28th February 1910. They went on to have a daughter, Annie Elizabeth Laird, born 13th April 1914.
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William joined the Royal Irish Fusiliers.
He was posted as part of the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force on the 7th August 1915.
William was a Private in 6th Battalion Royal Irish Fusiliers when he was Killed In Action on the 15th August 1915
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A local newspaper states.
Private William Laird, Private in 6th Battalion Royal Irish Fusiliers, was Killed at the Dardanelles on August 15. Deceased was 28 years of age, and leaves a wife and child, who reside at 21 Richmond Street, Belfast
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This article was replicated in a number of local newspapers
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William Soldiers Effects were left to his widow.
His Pension Application Form shows his widow as claimant, and that she lived at 106 Conway Street, Belfast at time of applying.
Dependant Pension Application Forms show his widow Sarah as claimant also.
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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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Theme
Shankill Roll of Honour
Date
1915
Classification
Newspaper, Photograph, - Belfast Telegraph, Belfast Weekly Telegraph, Ballymena Weekly Telegraph
