Private George Alexander Kennedy
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Kennedy,
George Alexander
Date of birth: 1888-01-10
Place of birth: Stirling Ontario Canada
Next of kin: Tryphena Kennedy, mother. Pipestone, Manitoba
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Locomotive Fireman
Occupation (normalized): Railway Steam-Engine Fireman
Religion: Methodist
Date of death:
1916-09-03
Cause of death:
Killed in action
Buried:
Courcelette British Cemetery, IV. E. 2.
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 426572
Highest Rank:
Private
(3rd Battalion)
Rank detail
- Private, 3rd Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1916-06-17 to 1916-09-03
- Private, 46th Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1915-04-13 to 1916-06-16
- Private (Army). 1915-01-13 to 1915-04-08
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Pozieres
RESEARCH INFORMATION
CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try
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CWGC ID: 196095
LAC ID:
497841
Service file: B5084-S004
Uploader's Notes:
Son of Archibald 'Archie' Kennedy and Tryphena Kennedy (nee Kyle); older brother of Albert Kyle Kennedy (Service No. 2114905), Archibald Edward 'Archie' Kennedy (Service No. 50955) and William Scott Kennedy (Service No. 148390)
Initially attested January 13, 1915 in the 10th Regiment Canadian Mounted Rifles (Service No. 10593), discharged April 8, 1915 as Inefficient. Reattested April 13, 1915 in the 46th Battalion (Service No. 426572)
Date of Birth declared on Attestation papers was January 20, 1981 but birth record confirms the correct Date of Birth was January 10, 1888
Uploader's Research notes:
46th Battalion Nominal Roll
[Private Army Canadian Infantry 10th Regiment Canadian Mounted Rifles Service No. 40593 - Discharged as Inefficient Private Army Canadian Infantry 46th Battalion B Company Service No. 426572 Private Army Canadian Infantry 3rd Battalion Service No. 426572 ]ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2019-11-28