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28205   Private Hugh McKeown
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Dated added: 30/12/2015   Last updated: 01/05/2020
Personal Details
Regiment/Service: 1st Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers (British Army)
Died: 28/01/1917 (Killed in Action)
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Summary      
Hugh McKeown enlisted in Cookstown. Private Hugh McKeown was serving with the 1st Battalion of the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers when he was killed in action in France on 28th January 1917. Private McKeown was part of a night patrol lead by Lieutenant Cecil W Glenn when the 1st Battalion attacked enemy positions on 28th January 1917, south Le Transloy. Even though the mission was a success, the battalion lost eighteen men. Private Hugh McKeown has no known grave and is commemorated on panel 4D-5B on the Thiepval Memorial in France.
Further Information
No evidence can be found that Hugh McKeown was born in Cookstown
Hugh enlisted in Cookstown.
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Private Hugh McKeown was serving with the 1st Battalion of the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers when he was killed in action in France on 28th January 1917.
Private McKeown was part of a night patrol lead by Lieutenant Cecil W Glenn when the 1st Battalion attacked enemy positions on 28th January 1917, south Le Transloy. Even though the mission was a success, the battalion lost eighteen men.
Private Hugh McKeown has no known grave and is commemorated on panel 4D-5B on the Thiepval Memorial in France.
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Relevant Cookstown Area Locations
No Location Region Location Notes Longtitude Latitude
1 Cookstown area Cookstown Central Born in Cookstown area 54.646700 -6.743596
References and Links
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1 Lieutenant Cecil William Glenn Led the raid in which both were killed
2 National Archives UK Medal card can be purchased here
Cookstown District's War Dead Acknowledgements 2010-2023