Name

Neal Carolan.

Description

Commonwealth War Graves Commission Certificate relating to Private Neal Carolan.

Life Story

Name: Neal Carolan.

Service Number: 7324.

Rank: Private.

Battalion: 2nd Battalion.

Regiment: South Lancashire Regiment.

Born: 26th August 1883.

Died: 24th October 1914.

Address: 3 Merkland Street, Belfast

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Neal Carolan, son of Patrick and Margret Carolan, lived at 3 Merkland Street, Belfast

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The 1901 Ireland Census has Neal living at 20 Damolly, Newry Rural, Down, with his mother, father, occupation, Plumber, three brothers, Patrick, 24 years, Butler, George, 18 years, Farm Labourer, Peter, 14 years, Labourer, three sisters, Norah, 25 years, Weaver In Linen, Maggie, 21 years, Linen Weaver, and Catherine, 15 years, Linen Weaver. A Norah Doran, 2 years, and Maggie Doran, 3 years, also live in the house and are described as Relatives. Neal's occupation at this time as given as Farm Labourer

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The 1911 Ireland Census has Neal living at 11 Oranmore Street, Falls, Blefast with his mother, father, two sisters Margaret, 28 years, Linen Weaver, Catherine, 25 years, Linen Weaver, and brother Peter, 24 years, B.C.T Motorman. Neal's occupation at this time is given as General Labourer

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Neal joined the South Lancashire Regiment.

He was posted as part of the British Expeditionary Force to France on the 22nd of August 1914.

Neal was a Private in 2nd Battalion South Lancashire Regiment when he was Killed In Action on the 24th of October 1914 aged 31 years.

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Neal's Soldiers Effects were left to his father.

Pension Application Forms show his mother as claimants.

Dependant Pension Application Forms show both his mother and father as claimants, and that they lived at 3 Clonard Street, Belfast at the time of applying.

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

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He is Remembered at Le Touret Memorial, France.

To Remember Is To Honour

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