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:
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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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