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Second Lieutenant William Anderson

 

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Second Lieutenant William Anderson, 15th Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles. Formerly a Corporal in the North Irish Horse, Service Nos. 1659 (NIH), and 71488 (Corps of Hussars). Son of John and Robina Anderson of 'Sunbeam', Greenisland, County Antrim. Killed in action on 20 October 1918, aged 23. Buried at Harlebeke New British Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium, grave X.B.4. The gravestone inscription reads:

SECOND LIEUTENANT

W. ANDERSON

ROYAL IRISH RIFLES

20TH OCTOBER 1918 AGE 23

THE GLORY DIES NOT

AND THE GRIEF IS PAST

 

(Note: Shown as 20th Battalion Royal Irish Rifles on CWGC list.)

 

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The Irish Times, 9 November 1918

 

Image kindly provided by Richard Evans. See his website Nelson, Glamorgan and the Great War http://www.nelson-ww1-memorial.org.uk.