Rifleman
James Logan Kneen
Military Details
Service Number: 372636
Regiment & Unit / Ship
8th London Regiment (Post Office Rifles)
Awards and Medals
The Victory Medal
The British War Medal, 1914-18
Enlistment Details
Place of Enlistment
Carlisle
Residence at Enlistment
Carlisle
Rank at Enlistment
Rifleman
Battalion at Enlistment
8th (City of London)
Service Number at Enlistment
372636
Service History
Transfer Details
Battalion Transferred To
posted to 2nd/10th Bn. London Regiment
Personal Details
Date of Birth
1891
Place of Birth
Frizington
Address
3 Lindow Street , Frizington
Residence (Census)
Arlecdon, Frizington
Residence (Roll of Honour)
3 Lindow Street , Frizington
Parents
John & Isobella Kneen nee Logan
Siblings
Louisa, John A, Henry E, Isabella, Eileen E
Death and Memorial
Date of Death
8th August 1918
Age at Death
27
Circumstances of Death
Killed in action
Place of Death
France
Regiment at Death
London Regiment (Post Office Rifles)
Battalion/Vessel at Death
8th
Rank at Death
Rifleman
Notes
A Post Office employee for 12 years.
Buried or Commemorated at
VIS-EN-ARTOIS MEMORIAL
France
Grave Position: Panel 10.
Private Memorial: Methodists Roll of Honour, Cleator Moor Methodists church/Frizington War Memorial
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