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Private William McCormick

 

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Private William McCormick, 9th (North Irish Horse) Battalion, Royal Irish Fusiliers, Service No. 41607. Formerly 6th Inniskilling Dragoons (Service Squadron), Service No. UD/208, and 2nd Regiment North Irish Horse. Enlisted Belfast. Son of Mr M McCormick of 77 Tennant Street, Belfast. Died of wounds on 3 November 1918, aged 24. Buried at Kezelberg Military Cemetery, Wevelgem, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium, grave II.A.14. The gravestone inscription reads:

41607 PRIVATE

W. MC CORMICK

ROYAL IRISH FUSILIERS

3RD NOVEMBER 1918 AGE 24

ELDEST SON OF WILLIAM

& MARGARET MC CORMICK

(..?..) OF BELFAST

 

Image kindly provided by Steve Rogers, Project Co-ordinator of the The War Graves Photographic Project, www.twgpp.org.