Canadian Virtual War Memorial
John Joseph Feeney
In memory of:
Lieutenant John Joseph Feeney
June 27, 1945
Military Service
24
Navy
Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve
H.M.C.S. Niobe
Additional Information
October 26, 1920
Saint John, New Brunswick
John Feeney was the only son of John (Jack) Louis and Marie Theresa (née Ready) Feeney, of Fredericton, New Brunswick. John was attending St. Francis Xavier University in Antigonish, Nova Scotia when he joined the Naval Reserve. Besides his parents, he left behind 4 sisters, Rita Marie, Mary Elizabeth, Margaret Anne and Moira Catherine. John's father was a Civil Engineer. To commemorate his son, he designed and had constructed an altar rail for the Yeovelton Church where John was buried. He had the altar rail shipped to the church where it was installed.
Commemorated on Page 514 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.
Burial Information
YEOVILTON CHURCHYARD
Somerset, United Kingdom
Row F. Grave 1.
Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
Digital Collection
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Newspaper clipping – From the Montreal Star. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
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Newspaper clipping – From the Montreal Star. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
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Newspaper clipping – From the Saint John (New Brunswick) Times Globe newspaper c.1945. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
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Photo of John J. Feeney – Lieutenant John J. Feeney -
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Grave Marker
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