We remember William Mcelroy

We remember William Mcelroy

Timeline

Timeline

1890
birth Castleblaney, County Monaghan Ireland Source:8748565 Source:8724391 1890
1901
location Tulintrat, County Monaghan Ireland parents address Source:8748566 April 1901
1911
employment Draper's Assistant Belfast, Northern Ireland United Kingdom Source:8748565 April 1911
1911
location Albertbridge Road, Belfast, Northern Ireland United Kingdom parents address Source:8748565 April 1911
enlistment Belfast, Northern Ireland United Kingdom Source:8724391
service British Army Corporal 15400 Royal Irish Rifles 8th Battalion Source:8724391
theatres France & Belgium: 1a Source:8724391
1916
death Killed in Action Somme France Source:8724388 Source:8724391 2nd July 1916
burial Thiepval Memorial CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Somme France Source:8724388

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names William
Initials W
Last Name Mcelroy
Source 2785942
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Locations
AddressCountryTypeDateSource
Albertbridge Road, Belfast, Northern Ireland United Kingdom parents address known April 1911
Tulintrat, County Monaghan Ireland parents address known April 1901
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army 15400 Royal Irish Rifles 8th Battalion Corporal
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Sarah McElroy mother
James McElroy father

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Medal Index Card
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Transcription Valerie34433
Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription Valerie34433
Ireland Census 1911 Transcription Valerie34433
Ireland Census 1901 Transcription Valerie34433

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