20439 Private John Slevin
Regiment/Service: 1st Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers (British Army)
John Slevin was the son of James and Elizabeth Slevin. John Slevin and his twin brother James Slevin were born in Fintona on 9th May 1898. He was one of four children, all of whom were twins. In his late teens John enlisted in Omagh with Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. Private John Slevin was serving with the 1st Battalion of the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers when he was killed in action on Friday 22nd March 1918. He was killed during the retreat from St Quentin during the German Spring Offensive.
1 Cookstown Cenotaph WWI - West Panel 2018 Cookstown
1 1901 Census lists Slevin family 1901 census lists John as age 2, the son of a shoemaker, at house 4 in Fintona Back Street, Fintona
2 1911 Census lists Slevin family 1911 census lists John as age 12 living with the family at house 11 in Mill Street, Fintona