robert mckee Posted 16 August , 2011 Share Posted 16 August , 2011 I AM LOOKING FOR SOME MORE INFO ON....SAMUEL WALES...9TH BATT ROYAL IRISH RIFLES...KIA 23/11/17 MUCH APPRECIATED ROBERT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yjaff Posted 16 August , 2011 Share Posted 16 August , 2011 Here he is... Name:WALES, SAMUEL Initials:S Nationality:United Kingdom Rank:Rifleman Regiment/Service:Royal Irish Rifles Unit Text:9th Bn. Age:19 Date of Death:23/11/1917 Service No:607 Additional information:Son of James Wales, of 10, McIvor's Place, Belfast. Casualty Type:Commonwealth War Dead Grave/Memorial Reference:Panel 10. Memorial:CAMBRAI MEMORIAL, LOUVERVAL ...if i find any more, I'll let you know Yana Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
museumtom Posted 16 August , 2011 Share Posted 16 August , 2011 Born in Shankill, Belfast, and enlisted in Belfast, Killed in action. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robert mckee Posted 16 August , 2011 Author Share Posted 16 August , 2011 Here he is... Name:WALES, SAMUEL Initials:S Nationality:United Kingdom Rank:Rifleman Regiment/Service:Royal Irish Rifles Unit Text:9th Bn. Age:19 Date of Death:23/11/1917 Service No:607 Additional information:Son of James Wales, of 10, McIvor's Place, Belfast. Casualty Type:Commonwealth War Dead Grave/Memorial Reference:Panel 10. Memorial:CAMBRAI MEMORIAL, LOUVERVAL ...if i find any more, I'll let you know Yana Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robert mckee Posted 16 August , 2011 Author Share Posted 16 August , 2011 Here he is... Name:WALES, SAMUEL Initials:S Nationality:United Kingdom Rank:Rifleman Regiment/Service:Royal Irish Rifles Unit Text:9th Bn. Age:19 Date of Death:23/11/1917 Service No:607 Additional information:Son of James Wales, of 10, McIvor's Place, Belfast. Casualty Type:Commonwealth War Dead Grave/Memorial Reference:Panel 10. Memorial:CAMBRAI MEMORIAL, LOUVERVAL ...if i find any more, I'll let you know Yana thanks Lana......thats about what i have....if you come up with anything else give me a shout thanks again for your help robert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robert mckee Posted 16 August , 2011 Author Share Posted 16 August , 2011 Born in Shankill, Belfast, and enlisted in Belfast, Killed in action. thanks for your help...if you do find out anymore let me know Robert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MickLeeds Posted 16 August , 2011 Share Posted 16 August , 2011 thanks for your help...if you do find out anymore let me know Robert His MIC has just the BWM/Victory medal and his full number is 19/607 so this may indicate he was with the 19th (Reserve) Bn before joining the 9th Bn ? 1911 Census, Little Henry Street, Dock Ward, Belfast. http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Antrim/Dock_Ward__Belfast_Clifton_/Little_Henry_Street/131744/ Mick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robert mckee Posted 16 August , 2011 Author Share Posted 16 August , 2011 His MIC has just the BWM/Victory medal and his full number is 19/607 so this may indicate he was with the 19th (Reserve) Bn before joining the 9th Bn ? 1911 Census, Little Henry Street, Dock Ward, Belfast. http://www.census.na..._Street/131744/ Mick. thanks Mick......thats def the family my aunt who is 98 remembers them living in Mcivors place, Belfast, im trying to discover their relationship to William, Alexander and Robert Wales who were my grandmother Ellens, brothers, thanks again for all your help Robert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yjaff Posted 16 August , 2011 Share Posted 16 August , 2011 thanks Lana......thats about what i have....if you come up with anything else give me a shout thanks again for your help robert You should download his war diary for the 9th Battn from The National Archives, it would tell you what happened the day he died and if anyone else was killed with him. They are very useful and only cost £3.50. It's funny you should write my name as Lana not Yana, Lana is the name of my dog! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Verrico2009 Posted 16 August , 2011 Share Posted 16 August , 2011 I've just tried looking for the 9th Btn RIR (TNA page) and clicking on "Order printed or digital copies of this record" took me to the "Paying for research" page, so I don't think it's been digitised yet. It's a massive undertaking and they are working their way through, with more coming online all the time. I was informed on a visit to Kew that they do intend digitising them all but there's no real timeframe and they're (understandably) doing the most popular (and therefore more fragile ones) first. Once they're digitised the originals will no longer be available to the public. You could try posting in the diaries section of the Forum, as some members do hold copies of various diaries. Failing that, you could post a request on the look-ups section as some of us do get to the Archives from time to time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robert mckee Posted 29 August , 2011 Author Share Posted 29 August , 2011 I've just tried looking for the 9th Btn RIR (TNA page) and clicking on "Order printed or digital copies of this record" took me to the "Paying for research" page, so I don't think it's been digitised yet. It's a massive undertaking and they are working their way through, with more coming online all the time. I was informed on a visit to Kew that they do intend digitising them all but there's no real timeframe and they're (understandably) doing the most popular (and therefore more fragile ones) first. Once they're digitised the originals will no longer be available to the public. You could try posting in the diaries section of the Forum, as some members do hold copies of various diaries. Failing that, you could post a request on the look-ups section as some of us do get to the Archives from time to time. thanks a lot.....have hit a brick wall with this one....im trying to find out his relationship to my great uncle William Wales who was injured on the same day as Samuel was killed, William died next day at nearby CCS, both at the battle of Cambrai, I know they were related, just dont know how.....any ideas.... thanks again Robert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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