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There was also a Lance Corporal Samuel Kane (6977922) who died in the war. The CWGC record him as being the son of Samuel and Elizabeth Kane. His wife lived in Portadown. |
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The CWGC record Rifleman David Kane as the son of Samuel and Elizabeth Kane of Tobermore, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. |
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Rifleman Kane is commemorated locally on Tobermore War Memorial. |
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Rifleman David Kane was reinterred in Rheinberg War Cemetery on 12th August 1947. His inscription reads: THE LORD IS MY SHEPHERD; I SHALL NOT WANT |
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Rifleman David Kane was originally buried in an isolated grave near Lingen, Reference Sh N1 MR V722363. Rifleman R Philips (7016338) was also buried in the same location. |
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Rifleman David Kane was killed during this battle. A full account of the attack is detailed via the references below. |
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On 6th April 1945, the 2nd Battalion of the Royal Ulster Rifles had been given the task of attacking the German village of Lingen at first light to clear a sector of the town. Lingen lies about 20 kilometres from the Dutch border. |
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Rifleman David Kane served with the the 2nd Battalion of the Royal Ulster Rifles in World War Two. |
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By the time of his enlistment he was living in County Tyrone. |
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David Kane was born in County Londonderry about 1907. |
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David Kane was the son of Samuel and Elizabeth Kane. |
