Wigan Album

Tom Killeen of St.Patrick's parish was a soldier who distinguished himself in June 1944,just after the D-day landings.He was "mentioned in despatches" twice,the first for his part in destroying a Tiger tank and two self propelled guns.This action was done at close quarters with grenades,Toms second heroic action came shortly after,when he single handedly cleaned out a nest of enemy snipers hiding an a church.Tom stayed in the army after the war ended and attained the the rank of Sergeant Major.He also attended St.Patrick's school and was a noted rugby player.
A brave man to who we should all be thankful for and a true gent,god bless Tom and thanks.