Keavney, James –

Son of Michael and Nancy Keavney (nee Unsworth), of 22, Engine Fold, Little Hulton, Lancashire. NOTE:- Surname also recorded as KAVENY, KAVENEY and KEAVENEY.

Personal details

  • Surname: Keavney
  • Forename: James
  • Date of birth: Not known
  • Birth place: Little Hulton, Lancashire
  • Place of residence: Little Hulton, Lancashire
  • Gender: Male
  • Age of death: 20
  • Place of death: Not known
  • Date of death: February 26th, 1917
  • Casualty type: Not known

Service details

  • Rank: Private
  • Unit: 18th (2nd South East Lancashire) (Service) Battalion.
  • Service number: 16868
  • Regiment: Not known
  • Enlistment date: Not known
  • Enlistment location: Farnworth, Lancashire
  • Conflict: Not known

Decorations

  • Service medals: V / BW
  • Silver War badge: Not known
  • Awards: Not known

Memorials

  • CWGC Memorial: Rosieres Communal Cemetery, Somme, France
  • CWGC reference: 12.

Local newspaper entries

  • Farnworth and Worsley Journal entries: 16/03/1917 06/07/1917 12/10/1917 14/12/1917 28/12/1917 01/03/1918

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