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Allegiance
  
United Kingdom

Name
  
William Kenny

Rank
  
Battles/wars
  
Waziristan Campaign


Years of service
  
1918 - 1920

Role
  
Armed force officer

Awards
  
William David Kenny

Born
  
1 February 1899Saintfield, County Down, Ireland (
1899-02
)

Died
  
January 2, 1920, Waziristan, Pakistan

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Battles and wars
  
Waziristan campaign

Service/branch
  

William David Kenny VC (1 February 1899 – 2 January 1920) was a British Indian Army officer and an Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.

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Early life

Kenny was born in Saintfield, County Down on 1 February 1899.

Military career

Kenny was commissioned in to the Indian Army as a second lieutenant on 31 August 1918. He was promoted to lieutenant a year later.

He was 20 years old, and a lieutenant in the 4/39th Garhwal Rifles during the Waziristan Campaign when the deed took place for which he was awarded the VC. The citation was published in a supplement to the London Gazette of 7 September 1920 (dated 9 September 1920):

The medal

His Victoria Cross is displayed at the National Army Museum in Chelsea.

Memorials: India Gate, Delhi, India, and Donaghadee, Co Down, Northern Ireland.

References

William David Kenny Wikipedia


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