Ref ID: 5390
Name
Newspaper Article.
Description
Newspaper article relating to the death of Private William Craig.
Life Story
Name: William John Jackson Craig.
Service Number: 10092.
Rank: Private.
Battalion: 2nd Battalion.
Regiment: South Lancashire Regiment.
Born: 27th December 1894, Belfast.
Died: 20th October 1914.
Address: 10 Mountjoy Street, Belfast
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William Craig, son of Gawn and Lilly Craig, lived at 10 Mountjoy Street, Shankill Road, Belfast
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The 1901 Ireland Census has William living at 23 Morpeth Street, Belfast with his mother, occupation, House Keeper, father, Baker, and three sisters, Agnes, 4 years, Clara, 4 years, and Lilly Ann, under 1 year
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The 1911 Ireland Census has William living at 1 Mountjoy Street, Shankill Road, Belfast with his mother, father, Baker, and three sisters, Agnes 15 years, Spinner, Lilly, 11 years, and Clara, 1 years. Williams occupation at this time is given as Labourer In Iron Works
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William joined the South Lancashire Regiment.
He was posted as part of the British Expeditionary Force to France on the 8th of September 1914.
William was a Private within 2nd Battalion South Lancashire Regiment when he was Killed In Action in France on the 20th October 1914 aged 19 years
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A local newspaper states.
Mrs Craig, 10 Mountjoy Street, Belfast, has been officially notified that her son, Private William Craig, 2nd Battalion, South Lancashire Regiment, has been killed in action at Neuve Chapelle. Prior to joining the army the deceased was employed by the New Northern Spinning Company
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Another states.
Mrs L Craig, 10 Mountjoy Street, Belfast, has been officially notified that her son, Private Wm Craig, was killed in action on October 20 at Neuve Chapelle, where so many of the gallant Royal Irish Rifles fell
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Williams Soldiers Effects were left to his mother.
His Will, signed and dated 19th September 1914, left everything to his mother.
A Pension Application Form shows his mother as claimant.
Dependant Pension Application Forms also show his mother Lily Ann as claimant.
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William received the British War Medal, Victory Medal and 1914 Star
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He is Remembered at Le Touret Memorial, France.
To Remember Is To Honour
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Theme
Shankill Roll of Honour
Date
1915
Classification
Newspaper, , - Northern Whig
