Frank (Francis) McKeown

Service Number: S/8573

Rank: Private

Force: British Army

Date of Death: 15/1/1918

Age: 22

Birthplace:

Coatbridge

Birth Country: Scotland

Residence Country: Scotland

Residence:

109h Dundyvan Rd, Coatbridge

Cemetery: Tyne Cot Memorial, West-Vlaanderen

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Memorial Statistics

Age at Death

Memorial avg: 26.3 years (-4.3)

Rank

Private

362 on memorial (65.5%)

Occupation

Other

81 on memorial (14.6%)

Enlistment Details

Date of Enlistment

1915

Enlistment Location

Location: Coatbridge

Country: Scotland

Family Information

Son of William and Ellen McKeown of 109h Dundyvan Rd, Coatbridge. Frank's Pension was awarded to his mother Ellen on the 07/10/1918.

Details of Death

Died of Wounds on the 15/01/1918

Date of Death: 15/1/1918

Cause of Death: Wounds

Employment

Wire Worker in the Lochrin Wire Works

Occupation: Other

Additional Information

The Battalion arrived at Boulogne as Lines of Communication troops on the 14/08/1914. Frank arrived in France on the 01/10/1915. He was wounded in the shoulder in November 1915. The Battalion was part of the 98th Brigade, 33rd Division when he died. The Tyne Cot Memorial now bears the names of almost 35,000 officers and men whose graves are not known. Frank is also remembered in the St. Augustine's Parish (book) Roll of Honour. See photos for Frank's Medal Index Card, his Newspaper clippings x 2, his Service Medal and Award Rolls x 2, his CWGC Grave Registration, his name on the Tyne Cot Memorial Panel List, Frank's Pension Record, an aerial view of Tyne Cot Cemetery and Memorial, his name on the Tyne Cot Memorial and the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders Cap Badge.

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Quick Stats

Age: 22

Memorial avg: 26.3 (-4.3)

Rank: Private

362 of 553 soldiers (65.5%)

Occupation: Other

81 of 530 soldiers (15.3%)

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Cemetery

Tyne Cot Memorial, West-Vlaanderen

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