The family of Private James Keogh found

UPDATE: In relation to the story below, posted earlier this morning, the family members of Pte Keogh have been found. Full details tomorrow.

A call for relatives of a Kilcullen soldier killed in a mine explosion at Cullenstown Strand in 1941 has been made by the organisers of a memorial to the four members of the Defence Forces who died in the incident.

The Kilcullen man was Private James Keogh, who was described in newspaper articles of the time as a 'popular member of a well known and respected family resident of Castlemartin, Kilcullen'.

Private Keogh is reported buried with military honours from an LDF party led by Group Leader W Donegan.

His mourning relatives are named as his father, also James, his mother, his brothers Patrick, Michael and Thomas; and his sisters Mrs J Barker and Miss D Keogh.

Letters to six people named Keogh in Kilcullen have so far failed to establish either the dead man's relatives here, or where he was buried.

Relatives of the other soldiers killed in the incident have organised a memorial which will be unveiled in the summer at the Curragh Camp. They are very anxious that any remaining relatives of Private Keogh should be part of the event.

Anyone with relevant information can contact the Diary in the first instance.