We remember Robert James French

We remember Robert James French

Timeline

Timeline

1885
birth Ligoneil, County Antrim, Northern Ireland United Kingdom Source:8721335 Source:8721336 1885
enlistment Belfast, Northern Ireland United Kingdom Source:8721336
marriage Catherine French Source:8721335
service British Army Rifleman 398 Royal Irish Rifles 8th Battalion Source:8721336
service British Army Rifleman 398 Royal Irish Rifles 17th (Training) Battalion Source:8721336
theatres France & Belgium: 1a Source:8721336
1916
death Killed in Action Somme France Source:8721335 Source:8721336 2nd July 1916
burial Thiepval Memorial CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Somme France Source:8721335

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names Robert James
Initials RJ
Last Name French
Source 1260010
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army 398 Royal Irish Rifles 8th Battalion Rifleman
British Army 398 Royal Irish Rifles 17th (Training) Battalion Rifleman
Family
Spouse
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Catherine French wife

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Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Transcription Valerie34433
Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription Valerie34433

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