William McCann was the son of John McCann. He was born in Stewartstown about 1889. William enlisted in Newry. Lance Corporal William McCann was serving with A Company in the 2nd Battalion of the Royal Irish Rifles when he was killed in action in France on Sunday 25th October 1914. Lance Corporal W McCann has no known grave and is commemorated on Le Touret Memorial in France. The CWGC record Corporal William McCann as the son of the late John McCann, of 42 Greenville Road, Bloomfield, Belfast.
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William McCann was the son of John McCann. He was born in Stewartstown about 1889.
William enlisted in Newry, joining the 2nd Royal Irish Rifles and arrived at Rouen, France on 14th August 1914.
Lance Corporal William McCann was serving with A Company in the 2nd Battalion of the Royal Irish Rifles when he was killed in action in France on Sunday 25th October 1914.
Lance Corporal W McCann has no known grave and is commemorated on Le Touret Memorial in France.
The CWGC record Corporal William McCann as the son of the late John McCann, of 42 Greenville Road, Bloomfield, Belfast.
