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Rank Private, Cpl.
Service # 880049
Unit # 18th, 186th battalion
Resident Blenheim

Corporal Kennedy went overseas with the 186th battalion Mar. 26, 1917, proceeding to France in Aug. 1917, attached to the 18th battalion as private.

After one year active service he was killed in action Aug. 26, 1918.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Cenotaph Chatham and Kent County Cenotaph - Chatham
Sources Chatham Daily Planet (13-09-1918), Chatham Daily Planet (27-09-1919), Blenheim Freedom Library, NR-MB60 (19-09-1916)
Height 5'11"
Eye Colour blue
Age 21
Complexion fair
Hair fair
Race white
Birthplace Aberdeenshire, England
Religion Anglican
Last Place of Employment Alexander Kennedy, Farmer, Harwich
Average Earnings 50/mth
Marital Status single
When Enlisted Jan 1916
Where Enlisted Chatham Ontario

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