John McKenna was the son of Francis and Annie McKenna. John McKenna was born on 27th February 1879. He was one of eight children, all born in the Clogher area. The CWGC record his age as 26 years old. However research suggests he was born ten years earlier and his age was in fact 36. They were a family of farm labourers. Private John McKenna (6260) was serving with the 1st Battalion of the Scots Guards when he was killed in action near Ypres on Wednesday 5th Apr 1916.
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John McKenna was the son of Francis and Annie McKenna. Francis McKenna and Ann McManus were married on 8th January 1873 in the district of Dungannon.
John McKenna was born on 27th February 1879. He was one of eight children, all born in the Clogher area.
Note that the CWGC record his age as 26 years old. However research suggests he was born ten years earlier and his age was in fact 36.
Family: Francis McKenna, Anne McKenna, Patrick McKenna (born 17th October 1873), Mary McKenna (born 8th May 1876), John McKenna (born 27th February 1879), Bridget McKenna (born 24th September 1883), Francis McKenna (born 24th September 1883), Ellen McKenna (born 17th September 1885), Thomas McKenna (born 13th May 1888), Hugh McKenna (born 26th February 1892).
The 1901 census does not list John as living with the family at house 8 in Tullybroom, Clogher, County Tyrone. His father was still alive but not listed. His mother was a housekeeper.
The 1911 census does not list John as living with the family at house 2 in Killaney Lower, Kilfaddy, County Tyrone. They were a family of farm labourers.
John was the husband of Alice McKenna of 50 Rosebery Gardens, Haringey, London.
John McKenna enlisted in Edinburgh.
Private John McKenna arrived in France with the Scots Guards on 27th August 1914.
Private John McKenna (6260) was serving with the 1st Battalion of the Scots Guards when he was killed in action near Ypres on Wednesday 5th April 1916.
Private John McKenna is buried in Potijze Chateau Wood Cemetery north east of Ypres in Belgium. His inscription reads: THEY MISS HIM MOST WHO LOVED HIM BEST
The War Memorial in Clogher lists a Private John McKenna, Scots Guards of Killaley. If it is assumed the townland is Killaney, we can extract the census result.
The CWGC record Private J McKenna as the son of Frank McKenna, Killarney, Clogher, County Tyrone. The CWGC also record him as the husband of Alice McKenna of 50 Rosebery Gardens, Haringey, London.
