Major Temporary
Francis Kaveney
Military Details
Regiment & Unit / Ship
88th Bty. 14th Bde Royal Field Artillery
Enlisted
1901
Awards and Medals
Military Cross
The 1914 Star
The Victory Medal
The British War Medal, 1914-18
Enlistment Details
Date of Enlistment
1901
Place of Enlistment
Aldershot
Residence at Enlistment
5 Duke Street
Rank at Enlistment
Private
Service History
Held rank of Sgt in 1914 when unit went to France with BEF ,Was promoted to Sergeant Major in Sept 1914 . Was commisoned as 2nd Lieutenant in Oct 1914 Promoted to Lieutenant in 1915 and againto Capt . in 1917 .He was awarded the Military Cross the same year and was promoted temp. Major in early1918 .
Personal Details
Date of Birth
1880
Place of Birth
Sligo , Ireland
Religion
R.C.
Address
5 Duke Street
Residence (Census)
Aldershot Army Camp
Residence (Roll of Honour)
5 Duke Street
Parents
John
Married
Mary Jolliffe
Children
Philip ,Michael ,Dorothea,Frank
Education and Occupation
Occupation
Soldier
Work Address
British Army
Death and Memorial
Date of Death
26th September 1918
Age at Death
38
Circumstances of Death
Killed in Action
Place of Death
Somme
Theater of Action
France
Regiment at Death
Royal Field Artillery
Battalion/Vessel at Death
88th Bty. 14th Bde
Rank at Death
Major Temporary
Notes
served as Frank Kavanagh
Buried or Commemorated at
BRIE BRITISH CEMETERY
Grave Position: IV. B. 7.
Private Memorial: Memorial headstone in Whitehaven cemetery , St Marys RC Church Cleator WW1 memorial
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