Name

Robert Jamieson.

Description

Commonwealth War Graves Commission Certificate relating to Lance Corporal Robert Jamieson.

Life Story

Name: Robert Jamieson.

Service Number: 7554.

Rank: Lance Corporal.

Battalion: 2nd Battali0on.

Regiment: Royal Irish Rifles.

Born: 15th October 1887.

Died: 25th October 1914.

Address: 46 Heather Street, Belfast

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Robert Jamieson, son of George and Margaret Jamieson, lived with his wife Margaret and children at 46 Heather Street, Shankill Road, Belfast

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Robert had married Margaret Agnes Jamieson, Nee Hanna, on the 4th of August 1911 within Woodvale Presbyterian Church. They went on to have Robert George Graham Jamieson born 2nd May 1912 and William Samuel Jamieson born 27th of February 1914

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Robert signed the Ulster Covenant on the 28th of September 1912, Ulster Day, within Belfast City Hall

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Robert joined the Royal Irish Rifles.

He was posted as part of the British Expeditionary Force to France on the 13th of August 1914.

Robert was a Lance Corporal in 2nd Battalion Royal Irish Rifles when he was Killed In Action in France aged 27 years

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A local newspaper states.

ULSTER RANK AND FILE CASUALTIES.

Mrs Margaret Jamieson, 46 Heather Street, Belfast, has been officially notified that her husband, Lance Corporal Robert Jamieson, 2nd Battalion R.I.R, was killed on 25th October. Deceased leaves a several children

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Another states.

BELFAST MEN KILLED IN ACTION.

Lance-Corporal Robert Jamieson, of 46 Heather Street, Belfast killed in action. He was formerly a member of Woodvale Park Presbyterian Church Young Men's Bible Class and Cricket Club

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Roberts Soldiers Effects were left to his widow Margaret.

A Dependant Pension Application Form shows his widow Margaret and Children 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 Le Touret Memorial, France.

To Remember Is To Honour

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