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.
Keavney, John –
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: Loyal North Lancashire Regiment
- Enlistment date: Not known
- Enlistment location: Little Hulton, Lancashire
- Conflict: WW1
Decorations
- Service medals: V / BW
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: Not known
Memorials
- Little Hulton Cenotaph - Little Hulton
- Loyal North Lanacashire Regiment - 5th Battalion (Territorials) Memorial (Queen's Park) - Bolton
- 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