Ref ID: 6152
Name
William Saulters.
Description
Commonwealth War Graves Commission Certificate relating to Private William Saulters.
Life Story
Name: William Saulters.
Service Number: 10639.
Rank: Private.
Battalion: 2nd Battalion.
Regiment: Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers.
Born: 17th April 1896, Belfast.
Died: 31st October 1914.
Address: 10 Edenderry Street, Belfast
.
William, son of Samuel and Isabella Saulters, is connected to 10 Edenderry Street, Shankill Road, Belfast, through his mother
.
William joined the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers.
He was posted as part of the British Expeditionary Force to France on the 28th August 1914.
William was a Private in C Company 2nd Battalion Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers when he was Killed In Action on the 31st October 1914
.
Local Newspapers, both The Northern Whig and Ulster Echo in 1915 had reported William as Killed
.
Williams signed Will left his entire Property and Effects to his Friend Samuel Saulters of 109 Canmore Street, Shankill Road, Belfast.
His Soldiers Effects were left to his Friend Samuel Saulters too.
A Pension Application Form shows his mother as claimant.
Dependant Pension Application Form also shows his mother as claimant for him and a brother Samuel
.
See brother also: 5779 Rifleman Samuel Saulters 2nd Battalion Royal Irish Rifles
.
William received the British War Medal, Victory Medal and 1914 Star
.
He is Remembered at Ploegsteert Memorial, Belgium.
To Remember Is To Honour
.
Theme
Shankill Roll of Honour
Date
0
Classification
Book or Journal,
Certificate/Permit,
Roll of Honour or Memorial
