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A Picture of Brig Gen P A Kenna VC DSO


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A Picture from the The Great War Mag. I hope this is of Interest.

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Simon

KENNA, PAUL ALOYSIUS

Rank: Brigadier General

Date of Death: 30/08/1915

Age: 53

Regiment/Service: General Staff Cdg. 3rd Mounted Brigade and A.D.C. 21st (Empress of India's) Lancers

Awards: V C, D S O

Grave Reference II. A. 1.

Cemetery LALA BABA CEMETERY

Additional Information:

Husband of Angela Mary Kenna, of Trowle House, Trowbridge, Wilts. Served in the South African War.

Citation

An extract from the "London Gazette." dated 15th Nov., 1898, records the following:- "At the Battle of Khartoum, on 2nd September 1898, Captain P.A. Kenna assisted Major Crole Wyndham, of the same regiment, by taking him on his horse, behind the saddle (Major Wyndham's horse having been killed in the charge), thus enabling him to reach a place of safety; and after the charge of the 21st Lancers, Captain Kenna returned to assist Lieutenant de Montmorency, who was endeavouring to recover the body of second Lieutenant R.G. Grenfell."

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