William B. Kaneen
Epithet: First World War soldier
Record type: First World War Biographies
Town / Village residence: Douglas
Biography: First World War Soldier. 'No. 485078. Private. K.R.R.C. (King's Royal Rifle Corps, crossed out). Left Jan. 1917. ex choir boy. At Paignton Apr. Moved to 19 Derby Road.. In Flanders Aug. aug 17 . Nov. 1917. 14 Platoon E. Co. 37 Hut. 9. Rangers. N. Minden Barracks. Deepcut. Farnborough. Hants. Dec. Mills Hotel 131 Gower St London W.C. Dec. 1918. 374697 c/o Madame Costello 92 Guilford St. London W.C.' (Extract from handwritten notes by The Reverend Robert Daniel Kermode, Vicar of St George's Church, Douglas, about men from his parish serving in the First World War. MS 10003/8)
External sources: 13 Stanley View; 19 Derby Road