Son of Michael and Nancy Keavney (nee Unsworth), of 22, Engine Fold, Little Hulton, Lancashire. NOTE:- Surname also recorded as KAVENY, KAVENEY and KEAVENEY.
Keavney, James –
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: Lancashire Fusiliers
- Enlistment date: Not known
- Enlistment location: Farnworth, Lancashire
- Conflict: WW1
Decorations
- Service medals: V / BW
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: Not known
Memorials
- Little Hulton Cenotaph - Little Hulton
- St. Paul's (Peel) C.E. Church Brass Memorial Plaques - Little Hulton
- 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