Private 28580 John Kane
Regiment/Unit: South Lancashire Regiment - 7th Bn.
Theatre of War: France & Flanders
Age at death: 36
Date of death: 18th of November 1916
Born: Clyde Bank, Glasgow, Scotland
Resided: St Helens, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: Thiepval Memorial - Pier and Face 7 A and 7 B.
BMD details:
Marriage: 09/06/1906 John Kane to Mary Sammon at Prescot. Vol 8b - Page 1227. The couple had one child: Mary b- 15/05/1907 at St Helens.
Family details:
Next-of-kin and address at enlistment: Mrs Mary Kane (wife), 38 Victoria Street, St Helens.
Census details:
1891 - 10 years old schoolboy John is living at 40 Old Atlas Street, Parr, St Helens with parents Edward (34), Sarah (35) and three siblings: Maggie (5), Sarah Ann (2), [cas=2440]Edward Kane[/cas] (1). Boarding at the address are John O`Brien (38) with his wife Mary Ann O`Brien (35) and their son William O`Brien (4). 1901 - 19 years old 'General Labourer' John is living at 47 Stanley Street, St Helens with parents Edward (46), Sarah (47) and four siblings: Margaret (15), Sarah A (12), [cas=2440]Edward Kane[/cas] (10), Mary E (8). 1911 - Sees 29 years old 'Labourer' John living at 3 Court, Duke Street, St Helens with wife Mary (25) and daughter Mary (3).
Notes:
[note=108]Two Kane Brothers who died in The Great War[/note] Age taken from service papers. John was employed as a 'Chemical Labourer' at enlistment.
[note=108]Two Kane Brothers who died in The Great War[/note] Age taken from service papers. John was employed as a 'Chemical Labourer' at enlistment.
[pic]imgs/S1PWHYAOTV/SLR_Theipval_Memorial_no_3.jpg[/pic][caption]The panel on the Thiepval Memorial bearing the inscription for Private John Kane
(Photo courtesy of Ste M.)[/caption]
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[caption]John is remembered on the [url=lmem.php?lmem=10]Lowe House Memorial[/url][/caption]
