Great War Dundee
This is Dundee's story of those that served in the First World War, and of the people left at home
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Ernest John Keane
Military Information
- Date of enlistment:
- Place of enlistment:
- Service no: 225455
- Rank: Able Seaman
- Service Occupation:
- Awards:
- Regiment/Service: H.M.S. Egmont
- Unit/Ship: Royal Navy
- Place of Death: Egypt
- Age at Death: 26
- Date of Death: 06.08.1915
- Burial Country: Egypt
- Cemetery: Alexandria (Chatby) Military & War Memorial Cemetery
- Grave/Mem Ref no: L.82.
Personal Information
- Date of Birth:
- Place of Birth:
- Address: Lochee
- Occupation:
- Mother:
Elizabeth Keane, 37 Dufferin Ave, Bangor, Co Down
- Father:
Richard Keane, 37 Dufferin Ave, Bangor, Co Down
- Siblings:
- Spouse:
- Children:
More about Ernest John Keane
Ernest’s address is also listed as 37 Dufferin Ave, Bangor, Co Down.
Ernest John Keane 225455 H.M.S. Egmont Royal Navy
LOCHEE SAILOR’S DEATH.
A.B. E. J. Keane, who belonged to Lochee, has died of dysentery at Alexandria. He was 27 years of age, and was a member of the crew of a submarine.
Dundee Courier 27th November 1915
Additional information and image kindly supplied by Michael Caldwell
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