Rifleman Robert Glass 18998 12th Battalion Royal Irish Rifles enlisted in September 1914 in Ballymena, County Antrim, Ireland.
He was born to James and Eliza Glass of Main Street, Cullybackey, County Antrim Ireland.
Prior to enlisting he was employed in the Maine Works, Cullybackey, County Antrim and was a member of the Ulster Volunteer Force U.V.F which went on to form the 36th Ulster Division.
He entered the theatre of war in France on 6th October 1915. It was reported in the Ballymena Times Weekly on 15th July 1916 that he had been injured during the Battle of the Somme on 1st July 1916. It was later reported in the same newspaper on 28th June 1918 that he had died of wounds as a Prisoner of War.
He is commemorated in 2nd Ahoghill (Trinity) Presbyterian Church, Ahoghill, County Antrim, Northern Ireland.
He was born to James and Eliza Glass of Main Street, Cullybackey, County Antrim Ireland.
Prior to enlisting he was employed in the Maine Works, Cullybackey, County Antrim and was a member of the Ulster Volunteer Force U.V.F which went on to form the 36th Ulster Division.
He entered the theatre of war in France on 6th October 1915. It was reported in the Ballymena Times Weekly on 15th July 1916 that he had been injured during the Battle of the Somme on 1st July 1916. It was later reported in the same newspaper on 28th June 1918 that he had died of wounds as a Prisoner of War.
He is commemorated in 2nd Ahoghill (Trinity) Presbyterian Church, Ahoghill, County Antrim, Northern Ireland.
Rifleman Robert Glass 18998 12th Battalion Royal Irish Rifles enlisted in September 1914 in Ballymena, County Antrim, Ireland.
He was born to James and Eliza Glass of Main Street, Cullybackey, County Antrim Ireland.
Prior to enlisting he was employed in the Maine Works, Cullybackey, County Antrim and was a member of the Ulster Volunteer Force U.V.F which went on to form the 36th Ulster Division.
He entered the theatre of war in France on 6th October 1915. It was reported in the Ballymena Times Weekly on 15th July 1916 that he had been injured during the Battle of the Somme on 1st July 1916. It was later reported in the same newspaper on 28th June 1918 that he had died of wounds as a Prisoner of War.
He is commemorated in 2nd Ahoghill (Trinity) Presbyterian Church, Ahoghill, County Antrim, Northern Ireland.
He was born to James and Eliza Glass of Main Street, Cullybackey, County Antrim Ireland.
Prior to enlisting he was employed in the Maine Works, Cullybackey, County Antrim and was a member of the Ulster Volunteer Force U.V.F which went on to form the 36th Ulster Division.
He entered the theatre of war in France on 6th October 1915. It was reported in the Ballymena Times Weekly on 15th July 1916 that he had been injured during the Battle of the Somme on 1st July 1916. It was later reported in the same newspaper on 28th June 1918 that he had died of wounds as a Prisoner of War.
He is commemorated in 2nd Ahoghill (Trinity) Presbyterian Church, Ahoghill, County Antrim, Northern Ireland.
Inscription
Royal Irish Rifles
Gravesite Details
18998
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