Private
Matthew Kennedy
Military Details
Service Number: 30101
Regiment & Unit / Ship
1st Border Regiment
Awards and Medals
The 1914-15 Star
The Victory Medal
The British War Medal, 1914-18
Enlistment Details
Place of Enlistment
Whitehaven
Residence at Enlistment
37 Wyndham Street , Cleator Moor
Rank at Enlistment
Private
Battalion at Enlistment
5th
Service Number at Enlistment
3092
Personal Details
Date of Birth
1893
Place of Birth
Cleator Moor
Religion
R.C.
Address
Cleator Moor
Residence (Census)
Charlton Cottage , Leamington , Northumberland
Residence (Roll of Honour)
Cleator Moor
Parents
James & Margaret Kennedy
Siblings
William J, James , Mary E, Thomas , Michael, Peterr, Patrick
Family Connection
Brother of Michael Kennedy 6th Borders KIA 25 Aug 1915
Education and Occupation
School
St Patricks
Occupation
Coal Miner
Death and Memorial
Date of Death
27th January 1917
Age at Death
25
Circumstances of Death
Killed in Action
Place of Death
Somme
Theater of Action
France
Regiment at Death
Border Regiment
Battalion/Vessel at Death
1st
Rank at Death
Private
Buried or Commemorated at
THIEPVAL MEMORIAL
France
Grave Position: Pier and Face 6 A and 7 C.
Private Memorial: St Marys RC Church WW1 memorial
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