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CWGC Appeal for relatives of Lance Corporal Edward Killen..............
« on: Wednesday 04 April 18 15:51 BST (UK) »
CWGC appeal for relatives  to locate the next of kin for soldiers who fell as a result of WW1

https://www.cwgc.org/

Edward Killen born about 1871 - death registered Q3 - Belfast - volume 1 page 219 -  (2 July 1917)

Royal Irish Rifles - Regt C/357 -  Belfast (Milltown) Roman Catholic Cemetery. B. SD. 41

Looking at UK, Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects, 1901-1929 for Edward Killen - it seems he may have a widow Annie.

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Re: CWGC Appeal for relatives of Lance Corporal Edward Killen..............
« Reply #1 on: Wednesday 04 April 18 15:57 BST (UK) »
Possibility - British Army WWI Pension Records 1914-1920 show a marriage of an Edward Killen (born 1873 - Liverpool) to Annie Lillis - 19 May 1891 Belfast - Garrn Battalion R Irish Rifles 3 - R Irish Fusiliers - Regimental Number:   10920
Mention of 2 children Sarah Jane Killen (3/7/1903)  and Rachel Killen (13/2/1906) both Belfast - Edward's occupation was French polisher.

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Re: CWGC Appeal for relatives of Lance Corporal Edward Killen..............
« Reply #2 on: Wednesday 04 April 18 15:59 BST (UK) »
If this is the correct Edward Killen's marriage then his father Edward was a French polisher-
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/marriage_returns/marriages_1891/10665/5886392.pdf

A brother P. Killen registered his death in 1917-
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/deaths_returns/deaths_1917/05210/4440611.pdf
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Re: CWGC Appeal for relatives of Lance Corporal Edward Killen..............
« Reply #3 on: Wednesday 04 April 18 16:01 BST (UK) »
Away sorting out DNA matches... I may be gone for some time many years!

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Re: CWGC Appeal for relatives of Lance Corporal Edward Killen..............
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Away sorting out DNA matches... I may be gone for some time many years!

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Re: CWGC Appeal for relatives of Lance Corporal Edward Killen..............
« Reply #5 on: Wednesday 04 April 18 16:04 BST (UK) »
British Army WWI Pension Records 1914-1920  - Edward Killen - aged 20 years - born Liverpool -  1893 - Regiment Name Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers - Regiment Name:   Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers -

Edward Killen   Self (Head)
Edward Killen   Father
Rachel  Sister - Sarah Mary   Sister - Peter Killen   Brother

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Re: CWGC Appeal for relatives of Lance Corporal Edward Killen..............
« Reply #6 on: Wednesday 04 April 18 16:06 BST (UK) »
Quote from: aghadowey on Wednesday 04 April 18 16:02 BST (UK)
Looks like this Peter Killen could be the brother- in which case lots of relatives-
www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Antrim/Falls__Belfast_/Cullingtree_Road/181544
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www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Antrim/Smithfield/Albert_Street/972481

Great - hopefully a reasonable chance some can be found.  ;)


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