William Hew Clark-Kennedy
Lieutenant Colonel, 24th Battalion. Quebec Regiment * Canadian Expeditionary Force
- Register No.
- 679 (Alf's numbering, from The Register of the Victoria Cross, 1997)
- Rank
- Lieutenant Colonel all Lieutenant-Colonels →
- Unit
- 24th Battalion. Quebec Regiment * Canadian Expeditionary Force (register: 24th Battalion, CEF) all CEF VCs →
- Date of action
- 27–28 August 1918 on this day → all of 1918 →
- Conflict / campaign
- First World War
- London Gazette
- 14th December, 1918 on this day → all of 1918 →
- Born
- 3rd March 1879 at Dunskey, Wigtownshire, Scotland
- Died
- 25th October 1961 at Montreal, Canada
- Memorial / grave
- at Mount Royal Cemetery, Montreal, Canada
Digest of citation
On 27th/28th August, 1918 on the line at Fresnes-Rouvroy , France, the Brigade, of which Lieutenant Colonel Clark-Kennedy's Battalion was a central unit, suffered heavy casualties. At this point, the colonel encouraged his men and led them forward, then by controlling the direction of neighbouring units and collecting stragglers he enabled the whole Brigade front to advance. The following day he was severely wounded, but despite intense pain and loss of blood, he refused to be evacuated until he had gained a position from which the advance could be resumed
From Alf Askin's research notes
Reproduced as Alf wrote it, c. 2000–2005. Spelling and abbreviations are his own.
CLARK-KENNEDY, William Hew. (reg No. 679).
Lieutenant Colonel. 24th Battalion. Quebec Regiment * Canadian Expeditionary Force.
London Gazetted on 14th December, 1918.
Born on 3rd March 1879 at Dunskey, Wigtownshire, Scotland.
Died on 25th October 1961 at Montreal, Canada.
Memorial on grave at Mount Royal Cemetery, Montreal, Canada.
Digest of Citation reads: On 27th/28th August, 1918 on the line at Fresnes-Rouvroy , France, the Brigade, of which Lieutenant Colonel Clark-Kennedy's Battalion was a central unit, suffered heavy casualties. At this point, the colonel encouraged his men and led them forward, then by controlling the direction of neighbouring units and collecting stragglers he enabled the whole Brigade front to advance. The following day he was severely wounded, but despite intense pain and loss of blood, he refused to be evacuated until he had gained a position from which the advance could be resumed.
* Victoria Rifles.
Additional information:. Lieutenant Colonel Clark-Kennedy was a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG). He also held the Distinguished Service Order (DSO) and Bar and the Croix de Guerre of France. More to be added.
Additional information
Lieutenant Colonel Clark-Kennedy was a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG). He also held the Distinguished Service Order (DSO) and Bar and the Croix de Guerre of France. More to be added.
* Victoria Rifles.
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