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Offline Alfy Campbell

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David Wylie Rifleman serving in the Royal Ulster Rifles
« on: Sunday 07 March 21 11:19 GMT (UK) »
Can anyone help me find any information on David a brother of my Great Gran

He was Rifleman 7018832, serving in the Royal Ulster Rifles (31st Battalion) during the 2nd World War.
He died aged 22 years.
He was the son of James Alexander WYLIE and Sarah Ann WYLIE
i have no information of where he died or served, i do know he has a headstone in the local graveyard from the area he lived.  Any help much appreciated
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Re: David Wylie Rifleman serving in the Royal Ulster Rifles
« Reply #1 on: Sunday 07 March 21 11:36 GMT (UK) »
He died at the General Hospital, Orangefield, Belfast per death announcements in the Londonderry Sentinel.
UK Census info. Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk

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Re: David Wylie Rifleman serving in the Royal Ulster Rifles
« Reply #2 on: Sunday 07 March 21 11:54 GMT (UK) »
Quote from: ShaunJ on Sunday 07 March 21 11:36 GMT (UK)
He died at the General Hospital, Orangefield, Belfast per death announcements in the Londonderry Sentinel.
Thanks Shaun thats a start for me
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Re: David Wylie Rifleman serving in the Royal Ulster Rifles
« Reply #3 on: Sunday 07 March 21 12:37 GMT (UK) »
Service records from that time are not online;  you can order a copy (cost £30).

https://www.gov.uk/get-copy-military-service-records
Howard , Viney , Kingsman, Pain/e, Rainer/ Rayner, Barham, George, Wakeling (Catherine), Vicary (Frederick)   all LDN area/suburbs  Ottley/ MDX,
Henman/ KNT   Gandy/LDN before 1830  Burgess/LDN
Barham/SFK   Rainer/CAN (Toronto) Gillians/CAN  Sturgeon/CAN (Vancouver)
Bailey/LDN Page/KNT   Paling/WA (var)



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Re: David Wylie Rifleman serving in the Royal Ulster Rifles
« Reply #4 on: Sunday 07 March 21 12:40 GMT (UK) »

His death record is available from GRONI.
https://geni.nidirect.gov.uk/

David   Wylie   27th July 1942        22   Male        Belfast


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Re: David Wylie Rifleman serving in the Royal Ulster Rifles
« Reply #5 on: Sunday 07 March 21 13:34 GMT (UK) »
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Re: David Wylie Rifleman serving in the Royal Ulster Rifles
« Reply #6 on: Sunday 07 March 21 13:47 GMT (UK) »
Quote from: Alfy Campbell on Sunday 07 March 21 11:19 GMT (UK)

He was Rifleman 7018832, serving in the Royal Ulster Rifles (31st Battalion) during the 2nd World War.
He died aged 22 years.
He was the son of James Alexander WYLIE and Sarah Ann WYLIE
i have no information of where he died or served, i do know he has a headstone in the local graveyard from the area he lived.  Any help much appreciated


He is buried in Faughanvale Presbyterian Church Graveyard, as you probably know.
His date of death is incorrect on FindAGrave.
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/44809651/david-wylie


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Re: David Wylie Rifleman serving in the Royal Ulster Rifles
« Reply #7 on: Wednesday 17 March 21 09:40 GMT (UK) »
Quote from: Kiltaglassan on Sunday 07 March 21 12:40 GMT (UK)

His death record is available from GRONI.
https://geni.nidirect.gov.uk/

David   Wylie   27th July 1942        22   Male        Belfast


OP,
Is this his birth?

David Wiley   16th May 1920        Male      Bell     Londonderry
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_returns/births_1920/01216/1505679.pdf


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Researching: Cuthbertson – Co. Derry, Scotland & Australia; Hunter – Co. Derry; Jackson – Co. Derry, Scotland & Canada; Scott – Co. Derry; Neilly – Co. Antrim & USA; McCurdy – Co. Antrim; Nixon – Co. Cavan, Co. Donegal, Canada & USA; Ryan & Noble – Co. Sligo
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