Charles Thomas Kennedy
Private, 2nd Battalion. Highland Light Infantry
- Register No.
- 678 (Alf's numbering, from The Register of the Victoria Cross, 1997)
- Rank
- Private all Privates →
- Unit
- 2nd Battalion. Highland Light Infantry all Highland Light Infantry VCs →
- Date of action
- 22 November 1900 on this day → all of 1900 →
- Conflict / campaign
- Second Boer War
- London Gazette
- 18th October, 1901 on this day → all of 1901 →
- Born
- 6th January 1876 at Westport, Edinburgh, Scotland
- Died
- 24th April 1907 at Edinburgh
- Memorial / grave
- at Merchiston Cemetery, Edinburgh
Digest of citation
On 22nd November, 1902 at Dewetsdorp, South Africa, Private Kennedy carried a wounded comrade who was bleeding to death, from Gibraltar Hill to a hospital, a distance of three quarters of a mile, under very heavy fire. The following day, he volunteered to carry a message to the Commandant across a piece of country, over which it was almost certain death to venture. He was severely wounded before he had gone 20 yards, thus enabling him incapable of delivering the message
From Alf Askin's research notes
Reproduced as Alf wrote it, c. 2000–2005. Spelling and abbreviations are his own.
KENNEDY, Charles Thomas. (reg No. 678).
Private. 2nd Battalion. Highland Light Infantry.
London Gazetted on 18th October, 1901.
Born on 6th January 1876 at Westport, Edinburgh, Scotland.
Died on 24th April 1907 at Edinburgh.
Memorial on grave at Merchiston Cemetery, Edinburgh.
Digest of Citation reads: On 22nd November, 1902 at Dewetsdorp, South Africa, Private Kennedy carried a wounded comrade who was bleeding to death, from Gibraltar Hill to a hospital, a distance of three quarters of a mile, under very heavy fire. The following day, he volunteered to carry a message to the Commandant across a piece of country, over which it was almost certain death to venture. He was severely wounded before he had gone 20 yards, thus enabling him incapable of delivering the message.
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