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KENNY, William
UK, Soldiers Awards from the London Gazette, 1898-1944
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Full Name
KENNY, William
Date Of Birth
24 Aug 1880
Age
34
Birth Place
Malta
Nationality
Irish
Resided Place
Drogheda, County Louth, Ireland, Ireland
Date
23 Oct 1914
Date Of Death
10 Jan 1936
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Later Drum-Major.
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Further gazette dates: 16/02/1915 (MiD); 02/01/1917 (MiD); 24/08/1915 (Cross of St George) Further gazette pages: 1668 (MiD); 238 (MiD); 8506 (Cross of St George) Further gazette issues: 29072 (MiD); 29890 9MiD); 29275 (Cross of St George)
Rank Name
Drummer
Service Number
6535
Award Details
Award received from Imperial Russia during First World War (Cross of St George)
Gazette Date
1915
Gazette Page
1699 (V.C.); Issue: 29074 (V.C.)
Duty Location
Ypres, Belgium; France and Flanders
Service
British Army
Regiment
Gordon Highlanders
Battalion
2nd Battalion
Place of Death
London
Conflict Period
World War I
Served For
United Kingdom
award
Mentioned in Despatches (MiD)
award
British War Medals WW1
award
Victory Medal
award
Victoria Cross (VC)
unit
Gordon Highlanders
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Publication Title
UK, Soldiers Awards from the London Gazette, 1898-1944
Content Source
London Gazette
Last Updated
31 Oct 2023
Description
The London Gazette is one of the official journals of record of the British government, and the most important among such official journals in the United Kingdom, in which certain statutory notices are required to be published.
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