Name

Robert Walker.

Description

Belfast Telegraph Newspaper Photograph of Driver Robert Walker.

Life Story

Name: Robert Walker.

Service Number: T/32628

Rank: Driver.

Battalion: H.T Attached 14th Infantry Brigade.

Regiment: Army Service Corps.

Born: 6th May 1895, Belfast.

Died: 27th August 1914.

Address: 33 Mossvale Street, Belfast

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Robert Walker, son of Thomas and Rebecca Elizabeth Walker, lived at 33 Mossvale Street, Woodvale, Greater Shankill, Belfast

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The 1901 Ireland Census has Robert living at 8 Parkers Street, Shankill, Belfast with his mother, occupation, House Keeper, father, General Labourer, two brothers, Ronald, 13 years, James, 9 years, and two sisters, Maggie, 11 years, Annie, 3 years. A Jane McDonald, Flax Yarn Weaver, was living there also, registered as a Lodger

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The 1911 Ireland Census has Robert living at 22 Legnavea Street, Shankill, County Antrim with his father, Labourer In Mill, two brothers, Ronald, Labourer In Mill, James, Labourer In Mill, two sisters, Annie, 14 years, Flax Spinner, Mary 10 years. Roberts occupation at this time is given as Flax Rougher. There is now a Mary, from Cork, registered as his father's wife and having been married for 3 years within the Census also

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Robert joined the Army Service Corps.

He was posted as part of the British Expeditionary Force to France on the 16th of August 1914.

Robert was a Driver attached to 14th Infantry Army Service Corps when he was Killed on the 27th of August 1914 aged 19 years

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A local newspaper states.

Intimation has just been received that Driver Robert Walker, 4th Company Army Service Corps, who was reported missing last August, was killed at Mons prior to the retreat. Deceased father resides at 33 Mossvale Street, Belfast, and a brother at 5 Salisbury Place, Ligoniel

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Roberts Soldiers Effects were left to his father Thomas.

A Pension Application Form shows his father as claimant.

Dependant Pension Application Forms show Roberts father Thomas as claimant also

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See brother also: 11758 Rifleman Ronald McDonald Walker 15th Battalion Royal Irish Rifles

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Robert received the British War Medal, Victory Medal and 1914 Star

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He is Remembered at Angre Communal Cemetery, Belgium

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To Remember Is To Honour

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