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 Inniskilling Fusiliers.

Life Story

Name: Robert White.

Service Number: 9127.

Rank: Private.

Battalion: 2nd Battalion.

Regiment: Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers.

Born: Dromore, County Tyrone.

Died: 20th October 1924.

Address: 92 Wilton Street, Belfast

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Robert White, son of the late Robert and Sarah White lived at 92 Wilton Street, Shankill Road, Belfast

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Robert joined the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers.

He was posted as part of the British Expeditionary Force to France on the 23rd August 1914.

Robert was a Private in 2nd Battalion Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers when he was Killed In Action on the 20th October 1914 aged 24 years

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Roberts Soldiers Effects were left to his mother.

A Pension Application Form shows his mother, 48 Fifth Street, Shankill Road, and a Mrs Telford, guardian, of 126 Dee Street, Belfast, as claimants.

Dependant Pension Application Forms also show his mother Sarah and a Mrs Telford, (guardian of John), of 126 Dee Street, Belfast, as claimants.

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Robert received the British War Medal, Victory Medal and 1914 Star

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He is Remembered at Ploegsteert Memorial, Belgium.

To Remember Is To Honour

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