Ref ID: 6458
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 Irish Rifles.
Life Story
Name: Andrew McCormick.
Service Number: 9384.
Rank: Sergeant.
Battalion: 2nd Battalion.
Regiment: Royal Irish Rifles.
Born: Belfast.
Died: 24th March 1918.
Address: 31 Emerson Street, Belfast
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Andrew McCormick, son of William McCormick, is connected to 14 Glenbank Place, Ligoniel, Belfast
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Andrew joined the Royal Irish Rifles.
He was posted as part of the British Expeditionary Force to France on the 6th of November 1914.
Andrew was a Sergeant in 2nd Battalion Royal Irish Rifles when he was Killed In Action in France on the 24th March 1918
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Andrews Soldiers Effects were left to his sister Sarah.
His Will, signed and dated 17th March 1918, states the following: In the event of my death on service or otherwise I leave all to my sister Mrs Robert Taggart, 14 Glenbank Place, Belfast
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Andrew received the British War Medal, Victory Medal and 1914 Star.
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He is Remembered at Pozieres Memorial, France.
To Remember Is To Honour
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Theme
Shankill Roll of Honour
Date
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Classification
Book or Journal,
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