Private
John Keough
Military Details
Service Number: 12145
Regiment & Unit / Ship
2nd Royal Irish Regiment
Awards and Medals
The Victory Medal
The British War Medal, 1914-18
Enlistment Details
Place of Enlistment
Newcastle upon Tyne
Rank at Enlistment
Private
Service Number at Enlistment
21044
Personal Details
Date of Birth
1898
Place of Birth
Cleator Moor
Religion
R.C.
Address
Chester - le - Street , Durham
Residence (Census)
66 Strand Street , Whitehaven
Residence (Roll of Honour)
Chester - le - Street , Durham
Parents
John & Elizabeth Keough
Siblings
Mary , Dennis , Thomas, Patrick , Michael , Bridget
Death and Memorial
Date of Death
19th May 1918
Age at Death
20
Circumstances of Death
Killed in Action
Place of Death
Somme
Theater of Action
France
Regiment at Death
Royal Irish Regiment
Battalion/Vessel at Death
2nd
Rank at Death
Private
Buried or Commemorated at
VARENNES MILITARY CEMETERY
France
Grave Position: II. M. 3.
Private Memorial: St Marys RC Church WW1 memorial, 1914-18 Plaque St mary & St Cuthberts Church Chester -le -Street
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