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Military service
Service number:
210488
Age:
34
Rank:
Private
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment)
Division:
58th Bn.
Birth:
August 30, 1879
Death:
February 14, 1917
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
IV. D. 8.
Additional information
Son of Mr. and Mrs. Michael Kean, of Salford, Manchester, England; husband of Alice Kean, of York and Perry Streets, Orchard Park, St. Catharines, Ontario.
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Mémorial
The Cenotaph at Memorial Park in St. Catharines, Ontario, was dedicated on August 7th, 1927 by the Prince of Wales (future King Edward VIII), and unveiled by Brigadier General W. B. M. King, C.M.G., D.S.O. The names of St. Catharines men who died as a result of their service during World War I are listed on two bronze tablets located at City Hall.
Digital gallery of
Private John Kean
Digital gallery of
Private John Kean
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