We remember Samuel Donaldson

We remember Samuel Donaldson

Timeline

Timeline

1886
sibling William Donaldson Source:8620818 1886
1891
sibling John Donaldson Source:8620818 1891
1893
sibling James Donaldson Source:8620818 1893
1895
birth Comber, County Down, Northern Ireland United Kingdom Source:8620808 Source:8620812 1895
1897
sibling Elizabeth Donaldson Source:8620818 1897
1903
sibling Robert Hugh Donaldson Source:8620818 1903
1911
dates Age 16 Source:8620818 1911
1911
employment Mill Worker in Spinning Mill Source:8620818 1911
1911
location Ballyloughan, Comber, County Down, Northern Ireland United Kingdom parents address Source:8620818 1911
1916
dates Age 21 Source:8620808 1st July 1916
enlistment Comber, County Down, Northern Ireland United Kingdom Source:8620812
service British Army Rifleman 13/18959 Royal Irish Rifles 13 Battalion Source:8620808
1916
death Killed in Action France Source:8620808 Source:8620812 1st July 1916
burial Thiepval Memorial CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Somme France Source:8620808

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names Samuel
Initials S
Last Name Donaldson
Source 1667417
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Locations
AddressCountryTypeDateSource
Ballyloughan, Comber, County Down, Northern Ireland United Kingdom parents address known 1911
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army 13/18959 Royal Irish Rifles 13 Battalion Rifleman
Awards
AwardTypeSource
1914/15 Star First World War Campaign/Service Medal
British War Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Victory Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Mary Donaldson mother
John Donaldson father
Siblings
NameRelationshipDatesSource
William Donaldson brother 1886
John Donaldson brother 1891
James Donaldson brother 1893
Elizabeth Donaldson sister 1897
Robert Hugh Donaldson brother 1903
Religion
DateReligionSource
1911 Presbyterian - inc Church of Scotland

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Evidence

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Official Records

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Medal Index Card
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Transcription Charlotte33
Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription Charlotte33
Ireland Census 1911 Transcription Charlotte33

External Evidence

ReferenceConnected byMore information
Battalion diary of 13 Battalion Royal Irish Rifles Charlotte33

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