Henry Edward Kenny
Private, 1st Battalion Loyal North Lancashire Regiment
- Register No.
- 680 (Alf's numbering, from The Register of the Victoria Cross, 1997)
- Rank
- Private all Privates →
- Unit
- 1st Battalion Loyal North Lancashire Regiment all Loyal North Lancashire Regiment VCs →
- Date of action
- 25 September 1915 on this day → all of 1915 →
- Conflict / campaign
- First World War
- London Gazette
- 30th March, 1916 on this day → all of 1916 →
- Born
- 27th July 1888 at Hackney, London
- Died
- 6th May, 1979 net Chertsey, Surrey
- Memorial / grave
- at St John's Cemetery, Woking, Surrey
Digest of citation
On the 25th September, 1915, near Loos, France, Private Kenny went out on six different occasions, under extremely heavy shell, rifle and machine gun fire. Each time he carried back, to a place of safety, a wounded man who had been lying in the open. Whilst handing the last wounded soldier over the parapet, he himself was wounded
From Alf Askin's research notes
Reproduced as Alf wrote it, c. 2000–2005. Spelling and abbreviations are his own.
KENNY, Henry Edward. (reg No. 680).
Private. 1st Battalion Loyal North Lancashire Regiment.
London Gazetted on 30th March, 1916.
Born on 27th July 1888 at Hackney, London.
Died on 6th May, 1979 net Chertsey, Surrey.
Memorial on grave at St John's Cemetery, Woking, Surrey.
Digest of Citation reads: On the 25th September, 1915, near Loos, France, Private Kenny went out on six different occasions, under extremely heavy shell, rifle and machine gun fire. Each time he carried back, to a place of safety, a wounded man who had been lying in the open. Whilst handing the last wounded soldier over the parapet, he himself was wounded.
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