Ref ID: 51662548490
Name
Robert Poots.
Description
Newspaper Photograph of Private Robert Poots.
Life Story
Name: Robert Poots/Pootes.
Service Number: 9472.
Rank: Private.
Battalion: 1st Battalion.
Regiment: Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers.
Born: 29th January 1891, Lisburn.
Died: 21st July 1915.
Address: 43 Pernau Street, Belfast
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Robert Poots, son of Robert and Mary Poots, lived at 43 Pernau Street, Shankill, Belfast
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Robert joined the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers.
He was posted as part of the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force on the 17th March 1915.
Robert was a Private in 1st Battalion Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers when he was Killed In Action on the 21st August 1915 aged 24 years.
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A local newspaper states
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Mr Robert Poots, 43 Pernau Street, Belfast, has received intimation that his eldest son, Private Robert Poots, 1st Battalion Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers, was killed In action at the Dardanelles on 21st Ult. Deceased was 24 years of age.
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Roberts Soldiers Effects were left to his father and sister Florence.
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See father also: 4022 Private Robert Poots 4th Battalion Seaforth Highlanders.
See brother also: J 9595 Able seaman Albert Poots Royal Navy
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Robert received the British War Medal, Victory Medal and 1914-1915 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
