9010 Rifleman James Dolan of the 2nd Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles, was killed in action on the 20th May 1916. He was born in Shankhill, County Antrim, and enlisted in Belfast.
James arrived overseas on the 14th October 1914 and it seems likely therefore, that he was a regular soldier, his number dating to April or May 1908. He could also, conceivably, have been a Special Reservist with the 3rd Battalion - the number dating to August 1914.
James Dolan is buried in Ecoivres Military Cemetery at Mont St Eloi, France.
At the going down of the sun, and in the morning, WE WILL REMEMBER THEM.
Sources:
Ancestry (MIC)
Soldiers Died in The Great War
Army Service Numbers
The Commonwealth War Graves Commission
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