Private 56876 Henry Kenny
Regiment/Unit: Northumberland Fusiliers - 2nd Garrison Battalion
Theatre of War: At Sea
Previous Reg/Num: 6th South Lancashire Regiment 21721.
Age at death: 40
Date of death: 11th of November 1919
Born: Widnes
Resided: St Helens
Burial / Memorial: Brookwood 1914-1918 Memorial - Panel 5
BMD details:
Married Annie Hull October 1905 (Registered at Prescot)
Census details:
1901 Census sees 21 Year old Henry living at 25 Banner Street with his step father Michael O'Dowd (44) mother Elizabeth O'Dowd (45) and five siblings. 1911 Census sees 32 year old Henry living at 23 Thomas Street, St Helens with his 24 Year old wife Ann and lodger Maggie Briers aged 17. Henry is employed as a Labourer in a Chemical yard.
Notes:
A war service gratuity of £18-10 was paid to his widow on his death which proves war service. (Soldiers effects)
A war service gratuity of £18-10 was paid to his widow on his death which proves war service. (Soldiers effects)
Married Annie Hull October 1905 (Registered at Prescot)
[color=#000000]Lived at 9 Gilbert Street, St Helens at the time of his death.[/color]
[color=#000000]Died from pneumonia at sea while serving, on 1 Nov 1919 age 40.
The 2nd Service Battalion had war service in UInda during the Great war. He may have been in transit back from India when he died at sea as the Battalion was disbanded in the UK on 19th Jan 1920. More research is required.
[pic]imgs/WW1_misc/[/color]Henry_Kenny_3.jpg[/pic][caption]Soldiers Effects[/caption]
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[pic]imgs/WW1_memorials/Henry_Kenny_1.jpg[/pic][caption]Courtesy of NigelS[/caption]
