Sean McKenna was the son of Terence and Sarah Jane McKenna. He was born about 1926. Sean lived with his parents at 64 Regent Street, Belfast. He had left school and was working as a shop assistant. During World War Two, Sean became a messenger for the Air Raid Precautions in Belfast. On 16th April 1941, Easter Tuesday, Sean McKenna was at ARP Post 396 at Unity Street when a parachute mine struck the spire of Trinity Street Church. Seven members of ARP Post 396 were crushed by falling masonry, including Sean McKenna, who was just fifteen years old.
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Sean McKenna was the son of Terence and Sarah Jane McKenna. He was born about 1926.
Sean lived with his parents at 64 Regent Street, Belfast. He had left school and was working as a shop assistant.
During World War Two, Sean became a messenger for the Air Raid Precautions in Belfast.
On 16th April 1941, Easter Tuesday, Sean McKenna was at ARP Post 396 at Unity Street when a parachute mine struck the spire of Trinity Street Church.
Seven members of ARP Post 396 were crushed by falling masonry, including Sean McKenna, who was just fifteen years old.
It seems his remains were brought to Clogher and he was buried in St Macartan’s Roman Catholic Graveyard.
His headstone inscription reads:
‘In cherished memory of our dear son and brother Sean, who died as the result of enemy action on 16th April 1941.
Also in memory of our dear children who died in infancy and all our beloved dead who were buried here.
Also Terence, father of Sean, died 17th July 1967, aged 67 years.
Go Deusaid dia suaimneas da n’anamnaib (May God give peace to the soul)’
Sean McKenna is listed on the Belfast Civil Defence WW2 memorial as J McKenna. The memorial is situated in Belfast City Hall.
The CWGC record John McKenna as an A.R.P. Messenger, of 64 Regent Street. He is also listed as being the son of Terence and Sarah Jane McKenna. He died at 20 Unity Street, Belfast.
