6th Battalion Royal Ulster Rifles formed in Northern Ireland at the beginning of World War Two. They were a Home Defence Battalion formed of older soldiers.
Robert Kerr
Lance Corporal | 24470
Lance Corporal Robert Kerr served with 6th Battalion Royal Ulster Rifles. He died at a military hospital in Belfast, Co. Antrim on 15th December 1940.
Robert Stewart Wilkinson
Corporal | D/24552
Corporal Robert Stewart Wilkinson served with 6th Battalion Royal Ulster Rifles in World War Two. At 52 years old, he died in his hometown of Belfast.
William John English VC
Lieutenant Colonel | 19834
Born in Cork, William John English VC was educated in and lived in Belfast for many years and served in World War One, World War Two and the Boer Wars.
