Joseph Patrick Kane (Keane)
|Alternative Address:||Cullyvore (Glen), Ardagh, Co. Longford; Lisaniskey, Ardagh|
|Regiment/Unit:||The King's (Liverpool) Regiment, 17th Battalion|
|Date of Death:||12-10-1916|
|Cause:||Killed in action, Battle of the Somme, France|
|Memorial:||Thiepval Memorial, Thiepval, Somme, France|
Joseph was born c.1892 in Cullyvore, near Ardagh. Prior to the war, he resided in Barrow-in-Furness and enlisted in Liverpool.
Pte Kane was killed in action in one of the engagements of the Battle of the Somme. The Longford Leader on the 4 November provided an obituary:
Death of Private Patk Keane [sic], late of Cullyvore
We regret to record the death of Pte. Patk. Keane, late of Cullyvore who was killed in action in France on October 12th last. Private Keane was not yet 25 years old and was in the King's Liverpool Regiment. He was one of the nicest and best liked young men in the whole parish and universal regrets is [sic] felt at his death so soon after going on active service. He was home on furlough only last spring and he looked fine and handsome in his kilt(?) and Scottish uniform. We deeply sympathise with his sorrowing father and mother and family in their great affliction.
Joseph also left behind a widow named Florence.
|Parents Names:||Son of Denis Kane and Mary (née Kennedy), Lisaniskey, Ardagh (possible)|