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Private Robert George Donaldson Montgomery

 

Montgomery

 

Private Robert George Donaldson Montgomery, 2nd Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers, Service No. 40655, formerly North Irish Horse, Service No. 2192. Montgomery was born at Shankhill, the son of Robert and Eliza D Montgomery of 148 Ormeau Road, Belfast. He enlisted at Belfast. He died of wounds on 31 August 1918, and is buried at Bertenacre Military Cemetery, Fletre, Nord, France, grave II.A.8. His grave inscription reads:

40655 PRIVATE

R. G. D. MONTGOMERY

ROYAL INNISKILLING FUS.

31ST AUGUST 1918

FOR EVER WITH THE LORD

 

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