Kerry’s World War I Dead K

KEANE. JAMES.
Rank: Private. Regiment or Service: Royal Munster Fusiliers. Unit: 7th Battalion.
Age at death: 33. Date of Death: 05-September-1915. Service No: 245.
Supplementary information: Husband of Annie Buckly (formerly Keane), of 13, Connor's Place, Tralee, Co. Kerry. Born in Listowel, County Kerry. Enlisted in Listowel while living in Listowel, County Kerry.  Died in Gallipoli. Grave or Memorial Reference: II. I. 212. Cemetery: East Mudros Military Cemetery in Greece.

KEARNEY, THOMAS.
Rank: Wireless Operator. Regiment or Service: Mercantile Marine. Unit: S.S. "Brodmead" (London).
Age at death: 29. Date of Death: 07-September-1917.
Supplementary information: Son of Mary and the late Thomas Kearney, of Milltown, Abbeydorney, Co. Kerry.He has no known grave but is listed on the Tower Hill Memorial UK.

KEARNEY, THOMAS EDWIN.
Rank: Leading Boatswain. Regiment or Service: H.M. Coastguard. Unit: Station (Raffney Head).
Age at death: 35. Date of Death: 01-January-1921. Service No: 218553(PO). Supplementary information: Son of William and Jane Kearney, of 128, Old Park Avenue, Belfast; husband of Lily Maud Kearney, of Ballyduff, Lixnaw, Co. Kerry. Born at Cloughmills, Co. Antrim. Grave or Memorial Reference: Screen Wall. F. 3. 555.(CMP). Cemetery: Aberdeen (Trinity) Cemetery, Aberdeenshire, UK.

KEATING, JOHN.
Rank: Company Sergeant Major. Regiment or Service: Connaught Rangers. Unit: 3rd Battalion.
Age at death: 51. Date of Death: 07-August-1915. Service No: 6/1230 and 1230. Born in Tralee. Enlisted in Galway while living in Tralee.  Died at home.
Supplementary information: Husband of Katherine Keating, of Chute Hall, Tralee. Grave or Memorial Reference: In North part, near North-East boundary. Tralee (Ratass) Cemetery, County Kerry.

KEATING. MICHAEL.
Rank: Private. Regiment or Service: Royal Munster Fusiliers. Unit: 2nd Battalion.
Age at death: 21. Date of Death: 25-March-1915. Service No: 4334.
Supplementary information: Son of Michael and Mary Jane Keating (nee O'Callaghan), of High St., Cahirciveen, Co. Kerry. Born in Caherciveen, County Kerry. Enlisted in Caherciveen while living in Caherciveen,. Died of wounds. Grave or Memorial Reference: IV. B. 4. Cemetery: Bethune Town Cemetery in France.

KEATING, PATRICK.
Rank: Private. Regiment or Service: Royal Munster Fusiliers. Unit: 1st Battalion.
Age at death: 28. Date of Death: 27-April-1915. Service No: 8348.
Supplementary information: Son of Patrick and Mary Keating, of High St., Cahirciveen, Co. Kerry. Born in Caherciveen, County Kerry. Enlisted in Caherciveen while living in Caherciveen,. Died of wounds in Gallipoli. Grave or Memorial Reference: Panel 185 to 190. He has no known grave but is listed on the Helles Memorial in Turkey.

KEIGHTON, MICHAEL JOSEPH. 
Rank: Pte.  Regiment or Service: Coldstream Guards.
Date of Death:14-September-1914. Age at Death,27. Service No:5894.  Born in Caherciveen, County Kerry. Enlisted in Leicester.  Died.
Supplementary information; Son of Catherine Walker (formerly Keighton), of 93, Knighton Lane, Aylestone Park, Leicester, and the late P. Keighton. Grave or Memorial Reference: He has no known grave but is listed on the La Ferte-Sous-Jouarre Memorial in France.

KELLIHER(SDGW,CWGC), KELLIHER(IMR), JOHN WILLIAM. 
Rank: Guardsman.  Regiment or Service: Scots Guards. Unit; 2^nd Battalion.
Date of Death:12-October-1917. Service No:5266.  Born in Roxborough, County Kerry. Enlisted in Liverpool while living in Roxborough. Killed in action. Grave or Memorial Reference: He has no known grave but is listed on Panels 10 on the Tyne Cot Memorial in Belgium.

KELLEHER, MORTIMER. 
Rank: Pte.  Regiment or Service: Irish Guards. Unit; 2^nd Battalion.
Date of Death:02-February-1916. Age at Death,25. Service No:7545.  Born in Rathmore, County Cork. Enlisted in Cork while living in Glownea, County Kerry. Killed in Action. Supplementary information; Son of Matthew and Ellen Kelliher; husband of Elizabeth Kelliher; of Glonnonea, Kilcummin, Killarney. Grave or Memorial Reference:II. F. 4. Cemetery: Essex Farm Cemetery in Belgium.

KELLY, FRANCIS. 
Rank: Pte.  Regiment or Service: Royal Munster Fusiliers. Unit; 2^nd Battalion.
Date of Death:05-October-1918. Service No:6068.  Born in Tralee, County Kerry. Enlisted in Manchester while living in Manchester. Died of wounds.
Supplementary information; Grave or Memorial Reference: He has no known grave but is listed on Panel 60 on the Loos Memorial in France. Grave or Memorial Reference:III.B.30. Cemetery: Doingt Communal Cemetery Extension, Somme, France.

KELLY, FRANCIS. 
Rank: Pte.  Regiment or Service: Irish Guards. Unit; 1^st Battalion.
Date of Death:06-November-1914. Service No:2777.  Born in Listowel, County Kerry. Enlisted in Dublin while living in Dundrum, County Dublin. Killed in action. Grave or Memorial Reference: He has no known grave but is listed on Panel 11 on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial in Belgium.

KELLY, PATRICK.
Rank: Private. Regiment or Service: Munster Fusiliers. Unit; 1st Battalion.
Date of Death:25-June-1915. Service No:6302.  Born in Tullamore, County Kerry. Enlisted in Listowel, County Kerry while living in Listowel, County Kerry. Killed in Action in Gallipoli. Age at Death;22. Supplementary information; Son of John and Mary Kelly, of Tullamore, Listowel, Co. Kerry. Grave or Memorial Reference: VII. A. 6. Cemetery: Twelve Tree Copse Cemetery in Turkey.

KELLY, SIMON.
Rank: Private. Regiment or Service: Irish Guards. Unit: 2nd Battalion.
Date of Death: 26-September-1916. Service No: 10703.
Supplementary information: Brother of Cornelius D. Kelly, of Spunkane East, Waterville, Co. Kerry. Born in Waterville, County Kerry. Enlisted in Carmerthen. Killed in Action. Grave or Memorial Reference: Pier and Face 7 D. He has no known grave but is listed on the Thiepval Memorial in France.

KELLY, TIMOTHY.
Rank: Sergeant. Regiment or Service: Royal Munster Fusiliers. Unit: "X" Coy. 1st Battalion.
Age at death: 26. Date of Death: 22-March-1918. Service No: 51.
Supplementary information: Son of Mrs. L. Kelly, of 12, McCowens Lane, Tralee, Co. Kerry. Born in Tralee, County Kerry. Enlisted in Tralee while living in Tralee, County Kerry.  Killed in Action. Grave or Memorial Reference: Panel 78 and 79. He has no known grave but is listed on the Pozieres Memorial in France.

KENNEDY, THOMAS E.
Rank: Private. Regiment or Service: Irish Guards Unit: 1st Battalion.
Age at Death; 25. Date of Death: 09-October-1917. Service No: 10168. Born in Dingle, County Kerry. Enlisted in Dublin while living in Derrinlough, Kings County. Killed in Action.
Supplementary information; Son of Michael Kennedy, of Derrinlough, Fiveally, Birr, Offally.
King’s County Chronicle, November, 1915.
Mr Thomas E Kennedy, RIC, lately stationed at Tullaroan, Co Kilkenny, has joined the Irish Guards. His brother, Michael, is at present in the trenches in France, where he is serving with the Royal Irish Rifles. Both these young volunteers are sons of Ex-Costable Kennedy, Derrinlough, Birr, and nephews of Mrs Murray, Coolanarney N. S, Blueball.
There is a photograph of Michael in the Kings County Chronicle in April 1916. Cloghan and District. Private Michael Kennedy, of the Irish Rifles, wounded severely. He was home and has gone back again to the firing line. He is son of Mr Kennedy, ex-RIC, Derrinlough.
Grave or Memorial Reference: Panel 10 to 11. He has no known grave but is listed on the Tyne Cot Memorial in Belgium.

KINCHINGTON, ROBERT EMMETT.   
Rank: Private. Regiment or Service: Australian Infantry, A.I.F. Unit: 3rd Battalion.
Age at death: 25. Date of Death: 06-February-1919. Service No: 28755.
Supplementary information: Son of Mrs. Ellen Kinchington, of 40, Junction Rd., Summer Hill, Sydney. Born in Queensland.
Born, Arabac, Longreach, Arabac. Occupation on enlistment, Engineer.
Age on enlistment; 23 years 11 months. Served in France. Initially enlisted under the name George Emmett Kinchington, later changed to correct name.
Next of kin details; (mother) Mrs Nellie Kinchington, 90 Northumberland Road, Auburn, Sydney, NSW. Address on enlistment, 16 Waverley Street, Waverley, NSW.
Place and date of enlistment, Sydney, NSW. 27-June-1916.
Weight, 136 lbs. Height, 5 feet, 7 inches. Complexion, fair. Eyes, hazel. Hair, fair. Died of Septic Pneumonia at 4 am in the International Hotel, Killarney. Buried in an elm coffin with brass fittings on the same day he died by Reverend Father D O’Sullivan. ‘Immediately upon receipt of a telegram from the landlord of the International Hotel, Killarney, notifying Pte Kinchington’s death, a representative from the headquarters was sent to Ireland to make appropriate funeral arrangements. On his arrival, however, he learnt that, acting under instructions from a civilian Doctor, the landlord of the hotel had taken upon himself the responsibility of having the remains of Private Kinchington interred a few hours after his death. The explanation given by the landlord was that, as death was due to Septic Pneumonia in a malignant form immediate burial was due as a medical necessity. The landlord of the hotel and the doctor failed to notify the Military Authorities at Killarney of the death, and had it not been for the action of a few members of the Australian Imperial Force who were on leave in Killarney and heard of the funeral at the last moment the A.I.F. would not have been represented at the funeral. The following brothers of the late soldier were in touch thit these Headquarters throughout, Lieut. Patrick Kinchington, Empire Hotel, Vincent Square, London, and No 6823 Pte Vincent Kinchington, 3^rd Battalion, A.I.F. France; and one brother No 6823 Pte V Kinchington, has been granted facilities to proceed to Ireland to see his brothers grave upon which he will erect the standard cross this day.’ A Comonwealth War Graves Commission headstone was erected over the grave in 1934. The original inscription on his headstone was to have been “ Mild and gentle as he was brave, when the sweetest love of his life he gave, think of him still as the same I say, he is not dead—he is just away.” This was shortened in 1922 to “Mild and gentle as he was brave, the sweetest love of  life he gave.”
Grave or Memorial Reference: R.C. ground, North-East part. Cemetery: Killarney New Cemetery, County Kerry.  [Related Documents]

KING, GORDON ULICK(IMR,CWGC) GORDON WICK(ODGW).  
Rank: 2^nd Lieutenant.  Regiment or Service: Cheshire Regiment. Unit; 8^th Battalion. 
Date of Death: 09-April-1916. Killed in Action in Mespotamia..
Supplementary information; Son of Canon King, Rector of Kilcolman, Co. Kerry. He is also listed in‘Roll of the sons and daughters of the Anglican Church Clergy throughout the world and of the Naval and Military Chaplains of the same who gave their lives in the Great War’ where it gives his date of death as 16-April-1916. Grave or Memorial Reference: Panel 14 and 62. He has no known grave but is listed on the Basra Memorial in Iraq.

KING, JAMES.
Rank: Private. Regiment or Service: Irish Guards. Unit: 1st Battalion.
Age at death: 19. Date of Death: 01-December-1917. Service No: 12075. Supplementary information: Son of Michael and Julia King, of Killaboona Glen, Emlaghmore, Cahirciveen, Co. Kerry. Born in Caherciveen, County Kerry. Enlisted in Tralee, County Kerry.  Killed in Action. Grave or Memorial Reference: Panel 2 and 3. He has no known grave but is listed on the Cambrai Memorial, Louveral in France.

KING, WILLIAM ERNEST.   
Rank: Sergeant. Regiment or Service: Australian Infantry, A.I.F. Unit: 2nd Battalion.
Age at death: 29. Date of Death: between 07-August-1915 and 14-August-1915. Service No: 2257.
Supplementary information: Son of the Rev. Canon W. J. King and Mrs. King, of Kilcoleman Rectory, Miltown, Co. Kerry, Ireland. Served in the German New Guinea Campaign. Relinquished commission to join the Australian Imperial Force. Born, Selerna, Galway, in a later copy of his enlistment papers he puts down his place of birth as Ryde, Sydney, Cumberland. Occupation on enlistment, Accountant/bookkeeper. Age on enlistment; 28 years 10 months. Previous Military experience, 3 years Kerry Militia, 3 years Munster Militia, 6 months Rabaul(?). Next of kin details; (father) Reverend W J King, Rectory, Killarney, County Kerry. Changed later to Kilcolman Rectory, Milltown, County Kerry. Place and date of enlistment, (second time)12-March-1915. Liverpool, NSW. Weight, 158 lbs. Height, 5 feet, 11 ½  inches. Complexion, fair. Eyes, blue. Hair, brown. Killed in action on the Gallipoli Peninsula. See Digges-La Touche, they both used the same Rectory address. Grave or Memorial Reference: M. 25. Cemetery: Lone Pine Cemetery, Anzac in Turkey. 
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KIRBY, JOHN. 
Rank: Corporal.  Regiment or Service: Liverpool Regiment. Unit; 13th Battalion formerly 20^th Battalion.
Date of Death:03-March-1917. Age at Death,23. Service No:22751.  Born in Listowel, County Kerry. Enlisted in Liverpool while living in Liverpool. Killed in action. Supplementary information; Son of Maria F. Kirby, of 110, Dacy Rd., Everton, Liverpool, and the late J. J. Kirby. Enlisted in 1914. Proceeded to France Nov.1915. Grave or Memorial Reference: He has no known grave but is listed in Bay 3 on the Arras Memorial in France.

KISSANE, DANIEL.
Rank: Private. Regiment or Service: Otago Regiment, N.Z.E.F. Unit: 3rd Battalion.
Date of Death: 15-July-1917. Service No: 36870. Occupation on enlistment, labourer. Next of kin, (uncle), Michael Kissane, 119 Cameron Street, Ashburton, N.Z. Embarked for the front with New Zealand Rifle Brigade, Reinforcements J Company on 19-January-1917 from Wellington, New Zealand on board the ‘Waitemata’ bound for Plymouth, England. Killed in action in Ypres.
Supplementary information: Son of John Kissane, of Meanus, Killorglin, Co. Kerry, Ireland. Grave or Memorial Reference: A. 20. Cemetery: Motor Car Corner Cemetery, Comines-Warneton, Hainaut, Belgium.

KISSANE, JOHN.
Rank: Rifleman. Regiment or Service: London Regiment (Queen Victoria's Rifles). Unit: 1st/9th Battalion. Formerly he was with the 8^th Battalion, London Regiment where his number was 5643.
Age at death: 33. Date of Death: 04-May-1917. Service No: 393707. Enlisted in London while living in Stoke Newington. Died of wounds.
Supplementary information: Son of Jeremiah and Julia Kissane, of Inchamore, Kenmare, Co. Kerry. Grave or Memorial Reference: IV. D. 12. Cemetery: Duisans British Cemetery, Etrun in France.

KISSANE, MAURICE.
Rank: Lance Corporal. Regiment or Service: Grenadier Guards. Unit: 2nd Battalion.
Age at death: 24. Date of Death: 15-September-1916. Service No: 23480. Supplementary information: Son of Patrick Kissane, of Ballybunion, Co. Kerry; husband of Helena Nora Kissane, of 26, Goldsmith St., Mansfield, Notts. Born in Ballyburnon(sic), County Kerry. Enlisted in Mansfield.  Killed in Action. Grave or Memorial Reference: Pier and Face 8 D. He has no known grave but is listed on the Thiepval Memorial in France. [Related Documents]

KISSANE, PATRICK. 
Rank: Lance Corporal.  Regiment or Service: Royal Dublin Fusiliers. Unit;2^nd Battalion. Date of Death:21-March-1918. Age at Death,19. Service No:41464.  Formerly he was with the Royal Munster Fusiliers where his number was 7076. Born in Ardfert, County Kerry. Enlisted in Perth while living in Dunfermline. 
Killed in Action.
Supplementary information; Son of Michael and Sarah McGrath Kissane, of 223, Townhill Rd., Dunfermline. Born at Cappamore, Co. Limerick.
Grave or Memorial Reference: IV. B. 20. Cemetery: Ste. Emilie Cemetery, Villers-Faucon, Somme, France.

KITCHENER OF KHARTOUM, The Right Honorable HORATIO HERBERT.  
Rank: Field Marshall, Secretary of State for War. Regiment or Service: General Staff. Date of Death:05-June-1916. Age at Death,65. Born in County Kerry. Drowned.
Supplementary information; 1st Earl Kitchener of Khartoum, Viscount Kitchener, Viscount Broome and Baron Denton. Secretary of State for War. Col. Cmdt. Royal Engineers, Col. Irish Guards. Son of the late Lt-Col. Henry Horatio and Frances Kitchener. Grave or Memorial Reference: He has no known grave but is listed on the Hollybrook Memorial, in Southampton, UK.

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