Francis Patrick McKeown

Service Number: N/A

Rank: Sergeant

Force: United States Army

Birthplace:
Coatbridge

Birth Country: Scotland

Residence Country: usa

Residence:
Manchester, New Hampshire

Cemetery: Bac-Du-Sud British Cemetery, Bailleulval, Pas de Calais

Memorial Statistics

Rank
Sergeant
21 on memorial (3.8%)

Enlistment Details

Date of Enlistment

5/6/1917

Enlistment Location

Location: 11th Precinct, Manchester, New Hampshire

Country: England

Family Information

Son of Henry and Margaret McAvoy McKeown of 340 Main St, Coatbridge. They were married in St. Patrick's Church on the 27/04/1887. Francis emigrated to the United States from Glasgow on the 26/05/1911 arriving in Boston on the ship Parisian on the 06/06/1911. He was naturalized on 29 July 1918. Husband of Ellen Healey McKeown of Manchester, New Hampshire, USA. They married in St. Raphaels, Manchester, New Hampshire on the 26/01/1914. From the 1891 Census - Address - 467 Main Street, Clarksons Land, Coatbridge - (listed as Keown) - Henry Keown aged 36, Margarete Keown aged 36, Henry Keown aged 13, Bella Keown aged 6, Frances Keown aged 4 months. From the 1901 Census - Address - 531 E Main St, Coatbridge - Henry McKeown aged 48, Margaret McKeown aged 48, Henry McKeown aged 20, Francis McKeown aged 11, John McKeown aged 9.

Additional Information

Frank served as a Bandsman in the 9th Battalion Highland Light Infantry for 2 years before emigrating to the USA. In August of 1918 he was sent, along with 2 others, as nominees from Tufts for officer training to Fort Lee, Virginia. He died there at the Base Hospital of influenza and pneumonia two months later. His body was shipped home to New Hampshire where he was buried on 23 Oct 1918 in St. Joseph Cemetery, Bedford, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA. Francis is also remembered in the St Patrick's Church (book) Roll of Honour. See photos for Francis' Petition for Naturalization x 3, his Registration Card, New St. Joseph Cemetery, New St. Joseph Cemetery (Section F, Lot 73) and the United States Infantry Collar Insignia.

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Rank: Sergeant
21 of 553 soldiers (3.8%)

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Cemetery

Bac-Du-Sud British Cemetery, Bailleulval, Pas de Calais

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Sergeant McKeown, Francis Patrick CatGW V2
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