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CSM. William George Motum
British Army 1st Battalion Royal Irish Rifles
(d.10th Mar 1915)
My great grandfather was William George Motum. The war graves commission which is the only place I can find information on him, shows that he was Company Sgt Major with the 1st Battallion Royal Irish Rifles and died aged 31 on 10 march 1915. He was the husband of Hannah Motum from Caledon Rd Aughnacloy Co Tyrone, N Ireland. I know that from my grandfather he served in India and returned to Aden possibly in the early part of 1914.
When war broke out the Bn was shipped to France. Aden was not an accompanied tour so on return from India the family returned to their home in Aughnacloy. My mother is the only one of the family still residing there. The recent death of my father Malvern Wiggam has prompted me to try and trace down the ancestral line.
Although he was in the Royal Irish Rifles my GG was actually English and met his wife Hannah in Dublin. My grandfather William Robert Motum was born in Ireland but his three siblings were born out in India. I would really like to know more about his service record but was told by the museum in Belfast that records were destroyed during the 2nd World War bombing of London.
I always thought he had been killed at the Somme but this did not take place until 1916. I am now researching battles that took place prior to his death. By the wording it implies that he may have been wounded prior to his date of death. Anyone with any ideas or information would be greatly appreciated
