Francis Kaveney
Birth 1880 Death 26th Sep 1918 PrivateRoyal Field Artillery
| GRO Ref | |
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| Place of Birth | Sligo , Ireland |
| Residence at Enlistment | 5 Duke Street |
| Residence (Roll of Honour) | 5 Duke Street |
| Residence 1911 Census | Aldershot Army Camp |
| School(s) Attended | |
| Religion/Church Attended | R.C. |
| Organisation Membership | |
| Employment/Trade | Soldier |
| Place of Work | British Army |
| Family (Parents and Grandparents) | John |
| Siblings | |
| Wife's Name and Maiden Name | Mary Jolliffe |
| Remarriage of Widow | |
| Children's Christian Name(s) | Philip ,Michael ,Dorothea,Frank |
| Family Connection to Roll of Honour |
| Regiment at Enlistment | Royal Field Artillery |
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| Battalion at Enlistment | |
| Rank at Enlistment | Private |
| Naval Vessels Served | |
| Service Number at Enlistment | |
| Date of Enlistment | 1901 |
| Place of Enlistment | Aldershot |
| Other Regiment | |
| Other Battalion | |
| Other Rank | |
| Date of Transfer to other Regiment | |
| Service Facts | 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 . |
| Battalion Diary or Nautical Facts |
| Age at Death | 38 |
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| Date of Death | 26th Sep 1918 |
| Regiment at Death | Royal Field Artillery |
| Battalion/Vessel at Death | 88th Bty. 14th Bde |
| Rank at Death | Major Temporary |
| Circumstances of Death | Killed in Action |
| Service Number at Death | |
| Field of Action at Death | France |
| Place of Death | Somme |
| Battle at Death | |
| Grave/Memorial Image | No image. |
| Location of Grave/Memorial | BRIE BRITISH CEMETERY |
| Grave Position | IV. B. 7. |
| Commonwealth War Graves Commission Link | https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/265061/cavanagh,-/ |
| Grave/Memorial Country | |
| Private Memorial | Memorial headstone in Whitehaven cemetery , St Marys RC Church Cleator WW1 memorial |
| Notes | served as Frank Kavanagh |
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