Son of Patrick and Catherine Kilroe, of Fulwood Lodge, Fulwood, Preston, Lancashire. Formerly of 20, Walton Street, Preston, Lancashire. Formerly Private 55883, Royal Army Medical Corps. Commissioned Second Lieutenant in the Highland Light Infantry 16/10/1917. Attached to the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers.
Kilroe, Francis Joseph –
Personal details
- Surname: Kilroe
- Forename: Francis Joseph
- Date of birth: Not known
- Birth place: Not known
- Place of residence: Preston, Lancashire
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: 25
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: August 28th, 1918
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Unit: 1st (Reserve) Garrison Battalion.
- Service number: Not known
- Regiment: Highland Light Infantry (City of Glasgow) Regiment
- Enlistment date: February 20th, 1915 - 1915-02-20
- Enlistment location: Bolton, Lancashire
- Conflict: WW1
Decorations
- Service medals: St / V / BW
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: Not known
Memorials
- CWGC Memorial: Longuenesse (St. Omer) Souvenir Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France
- CWGC reference: V. D. 97.
Local newspaper entries
- Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 26/02/1915
- Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 7f
- Bolton Chronicle: 27/02/1915