9th Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers (British Army)
Date Of Birth:
17/04/1896
Died:
01/07/1916 (Killed in Action)
Age:
20
Summary
Samuel Victor Lambe was the son of Thomas Henry and Jane Lambe. He was born on 17th April 1896 in Donaghmore. The 1901 census record Samuel as a 5 year old scholar. The family were living at Mullaghconor Glebe, Donaghmore. Thomas was a retired farmer and baker. Samuel’s brother Arthur was a baker. The 1911 census shows Samuel to be 13 years old. He was a mill worker. The family was living at Lisnahull, Derrygortrevy, Tyrone. Private Samuel Victor Lambe was serving with the 9th Battalion of the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers when he was killed in action at the Somme on the 1st July 1916, age 20.
Further Information
Samuel Victor Lambe was the son of Thomas Henry Lambe. Samuel Lambe initially married Agnes Hall in Lurgan on 26th December 1873 in the district of Armagh. They had at least nine children.
Known family 1: Thomas Henry Lambe, Agnes Lambe, William Lambe (born 7th September 1874, Lurgan), Arthur Lambe (born 5th June 1876, Lurgan), Agnes Lambe (born 8th June 1878, Lurgan), Mary Minnie Lambe (born 4th November 1880, Cookstown), William Lambe (born 24th April 1882, Cookstown), Edwin Lambe (born 6th January 1884, Armagh), Mary Minnie Lambe (born 22nd August 1885, Dungannon), Bertha Lambe (born 4th December 1887, Dungannon), Florence E Lambe (born 22nd July 1889, Dungannon)
Agnes Lambe died on 30th November 1890 in Dungannon, aged 34.
Thomas Henry Lambe remarried.
Thomas Lambe and Jane Montgomery married on 1st August 1892 in the district of Dungannon.
Samuel Victor Lambe was the son of Thomas and Jane Lambe. He was born on 17th April 1896 in Donaghmore.
Samuel was one of five children, all born in the Dungannon area.
Known family 2: Thomas Henry Lambe, Jane Lambe, David H Lambe (born 19th July 1893), Herbert Lambe (born 5th December 1894), Samuel Lambe (born 17th April 1896), William Lambe (born 17th April 1896), Margaret Lambe (born 7th June 1900).
The 1901 census records Samuel as a 5 year old scholar. The family were living at Mullaghconor Glebe, Donaghmore. Thomas was a retired farmer and baker. Samuel’s brother, Arthur, was a baker.
The 1911 census shows Samuel to be 13 years old. He was a mill worker. The family was living at Lisnahull, Derrygortreavy, Tyrone.
Samuel Lambe was a member of Holdfast L.O.L. 1620.
Samuel Lambe enlisted in Dungannon
Private Samuel Lambe arrived in France with the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers on 5th October 1915.
1916
Private Samuel Victor Lambe was serving with the 9th Battalion of the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers at the Somme on the 1st July 1916 when he was reported to have been seen wounded by his comrades. Private Lambe was sent down to hospital, but some time later an intimation came that no trace could be found of his been admitted wounded to any field hospital.
Private Samuel Lambe was killed in action at the Somme on the 1st July 1916, age 20.
From the Tyrone Courier dated 13 July 1916:
Private Samuel Lambe, Inniskillings, wounded, is a son of Mr Thomas Lambe, Lisnahull, Dungannon. A brother is also serving.
From the Mid Ulster Mail dated Saturday 15th July 1916:
Private Samuel Lambe, 9th Inniskillings, who has been reported wounded, is a son of Mr Thomas Lambe, Lisnahull, Dungannon.
From the Mid Ulster Mail dated Saturday 15th July 1916: (brother of Private Samuel Lambe)
Private David Lambe, Tyrone Volunteers, wounded, is a son of Mr Thomas Lambe, Lisnahull, Dungannon. His brother is also reported wounded.
From the Tyrone Courier dated 20 July 1916: David Lambe (brother of Samuel Lambe)
Private David Lambe, wounded, is a son of Mr Thomas Lambe, Lisnahull. His brother Samuel, is unofficially reported wounded, but had not been heard from at the time of writing.
From the Tyrone Courier dated 3 August 1916:
Colonel Ricardo has written to the relatives of Lance Corporal William McMenemy and Private Samuel Lambe, Tyrone Volunteers, (Dungannon) stating that they have been wounded and are in hospital in France.
From the Tyrone Courier dated 31 August 1916:
On Friday Mr and Mrs Lambe, Lisnahull, Dungannon, received a letter from Lieutenant Colonel Ricardo D.S.O., commanding Tyrone volunteers, stating that every possible inquiry had been made as to the fate of their son, Private Samuel Lambe, but without result and it was feared there could be now no doubt that he fell on 1st July. 'He helped' the Colonel adds, 'to uphold the honour of his regiment and to make the Ulster Division famous. He was a good soldier and will be missed by us all. Please accept the sincere sympathy of all ranks in the battalion in your sorrow.' In July a letter had been received from the Lieutenant commanding Private Lambe's company stating the Private Lambe was wounded on the morning of the 1st July and that he was sent down to hospital without any delay, but some time later an intimation came that no trace could be found of his been admitted wounded to any field hospital, though he was reported to have been seen wounded by his comrades on 1st July. Another son, David, was wounded in the same charge and is in hospital in England.
From the Mid Ulster Mail dated Saturday 2nd September 1916: Private Samuel Lambe
Mr Thomas Lambe, Lisnahull, Dungannon, has received intimation from Lieutenant Colonel Ricardo D.S.O., that his son, Private Samuel Lambe, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers, previously reported missing, was killed in action on 1st July. Another son, Private David Lambe, of the same regiment, is in hospital in England, suffering from wounds received on the same occasion.
From the Mid Ulster Mail dated Saturday 16th September 1916: Dungannon Wounded Soldiers' Return – David Lambe (brother of Samuel Lambe)
Private David Lambe, Lisnahull, Dungannon, suffering from bullet wounds in the leg, has also returned home.
Samuel’s brother, Private David Lambe, also served. He was shot in the leg and injured on 1st July. He survived the war.
Memorials
Private Samuel Lambe has no known grave and is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial in France.
Private Samuel Lambe is commemorated locally on Dungannon War Memorial and on the Holdfast L.O.L. 1620 Dungannon Roll of Honour.
The CWGC record Private Lambe as the son of Thomas and Jane Lambe of Lisnahull, Dungannon, County Tyrone.
