Sgt
James
McGeown
Born in Lisburn, County Antrim, Ireland
Son of [father unknown] and Elizabeth (Watson) McGeown
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 28
in Italy
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Biography
James McGeown was born in Ireland.
James was born in 1916. [1] [2] [3] He was the son of William McGeown (Weaver and Soldier) and Elizabeth Watson.
James McGeown married Dilys Evans in 1940 in Newtown, Montgomeryshire, Wales. [4]
James McGeown enlisted with the British Army and served as a Sergeant with the 1st Battalion, London Irish Rifles (Territorial Battalion), Regimental Number 6977443.
He passed away in 1944. [5]
His was killed in action during the Battle of Monte Cassino and has a memorial at the Cassino Memorial, Provincia di Frosinone, Lazio, Italy. [6]
Sources
- ↑ Ireland, Civil Registration Births Index, 1864-1958
- ↑ GENI nidirect Death Registration Number U/1916/148/1018/44/111
- ↑ Civil Records at irishgenealogy.ie - Births (Lisburn)
- ↑ England & Wales, Marriage Index, 1940; Registration Quarter Jul-Aug-Sep
- ↑ UK, Army Roll of Honour, 1939-1945; Name James McGeown; Rank Serjeant; Birth Place Down; Residence Date 1941; Residence Belfast; Casualty Date 2 Mar. 1944; Regimental Number 6977443; Enlistment Unit Infantry; Theatre of War Italy; Casualty Regiment London Irish Rifles; Casualty Unit Infantry; The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; War Office: Roll of Honour, Second World War.; Publication Title: Army Roll of Honour 1939-45. Soldiers Died in World War Two. (WO304); Publication Format: CD Rom; Publisher: Naval & Military Press
- ↑ Find A Grave
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