Memorial

T F Kaneen

The grave

Source: Copyright David Long

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Current Location

Plot 146 - 147, Douglas Cemetery, Glencrutchery Road , Douglas, Douglas, Isle of Man, IM2 5RA, Isle of Man

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Type of Memorial: Addition to gravestone
WMR Reference Number: 102336
Description: Leaded inscription on a white-marble kerbstone of a double-plot family grave. (The inscription on the elaborately-carved main headstone of the grave relates to his parents, John and Emily Ann Kaneen).
Inscription: ALSO THOMAS FREER, THIRD SON,/ LOST AT SEA ON H.M.S. GALIANO,/ 30 OCT. 1918, IN HIS 22ND YEAR./ "IN THE MIDST OF LIFE WE ARE IN DEATH."

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 1
Died: 1
Information shown: Surname, forenames, manner and date of death, age, relationships.

Gravestone

Made from: Marble - White

Condition: Good

Lettering

Made from: Lead

Condition: Good

Findagrave website: a) Photo and Plot details of this stone in Douglas Cemetery: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/195607589/john-kaneen b) Map of Douglas Cemetery: https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/2275352/douglas-borough-cemetery-and-crematorium/photo#view-photo=306085477 c) Photo of granite memorial in Ross Bay Cemetery, Victoria, Canada, on which Thomas Freer Kaneen is commemorated: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/155787282/thomas_freer-kaneen
Commonwealth War Graves Commission Casualty Register: Leading Stoker THOMAS FREER KANEEN (Service Number: VR/6381), Royal Naval Canadian Volunteer Reserve, (H.M.C.S. "Galiano."), Died 30 October 1918, aged 25; Commemorated on the VICTORIA MEMORIAL, Canada. 'Additional Info: Son of John and Emily Ann Kaneen, of 19, Derby Rd., Douglas, Isle of Man'. https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/4021830/thomas-freer-kaneen/