Allegiance United Kingdom Role Armed force officer Name Henry Kenny | Battles/wars First World War Battles and wars World War I | |
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Similar People Thomas Orde Lawder, Richard Basil Brandram, Willward Alexander Sandys‑Clarke | ||
Place of burial Woking, United Kingdom | ||
Henry Edward Kenny VC (Irish: Annraoi Éamonn Ó Cionnaith; 27 July 1888 – 6 May 1979), was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
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Born in Woolwich, London, Kenny was 27 years old, and a private in the 1st Battalion, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment, British Army during the First World War when the deed took place for which he was awarded the VC.
On 25 September 1915 near Loos, France, Private Kenny went out on six different occasions under very heavy shell, rifle and machine-gun fire. Each time he carried into a place of safety a wounded man who had been lying in the open. He was himself wounded as he handed the last wounded soldier over the parapet.
He later achieved the rank of Sergeant and served with the Home Guard. He died on 6 May 1979 at the age of 90.
The Medal
His VC is on display in the Lord Ashcroft Gallery at the Imperial War Museum, London.
Commemoration
On 25 September 2015, the centenary of his deed, a commemorative paving stone was unveiled in Maryon Park, Charlton, London, near his place of birth.