Keavney, John –

Son of Michael and Nancy Keavney (nee Unsworth), of 22, Engine Fold, Little Hulton, Lancashire; husband of Florence Harriet Smith (formerly Keavney, nee Green), of 256, Manchester Road East, Little Hulton, Lancashire. Formerly Private 1496, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. Six years service. NOTE:- Surname also recorded as KAVENY, KAVENEY and KEAVENEY.

Personal details

  • Surname: Keavney
  • Forename: John
  • Date of birth: Not known
  • Birth place: Little Hulton, Lancashire
  • Place of residence: Little Hulton, Lancashire
  • Gender: Male
  • Age of death: 27
  • Place of death: Not known
  • Date of death: September 21st, 1917
  • Casualty type: Not known

Service details

  • Rank: Private
  • Unit: 1st/5th (Territorial) Battalion.
  • Service number: 240159
  • Regiment: Not known
  • Enlistment date: Not known
  • Enlistment location: Little Hulton, Lancashire
  • Conflict: Not known

Decorations

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

Memorials

  • CWGC Memorial: Tyne Cot Memorial, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
  • CWGC reference: Panel 102 to 104.

Local newspaper entries

  • Farnworth and Worsley Journal entries: 16/03/1917 12/10/1917 14/12/1917 28/12/1917 26/04/1918 20/09/1918

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