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Rfmn. Samuel Hoy
British Army 10th Battalion Royal Irish Rifles
from:Upper Meadow Street, Belfast, Co. Antrim
(d.7th Jun 1917)
Samuel Hoy is my Great Uncle and was born on 4th February 1898 to parents Samuel and Letitia of Upper Meadow Street, Belfast.
He enlisted in the Kings Royal Rifle Corp (KRRC) in early 1916, with the Regimental number of 19903 and subsequently transferred to the 10th Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles.
He was killed in action aged 19, on 7th June 1917 during the Battle of Messines. Having No Known Grave, he is remembered on Panel 40, of the Menin Gate.