We remember Kenneth Healing

We remember Kenneth Healing

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1893
birth Kensworth, Dunstable, Bedfordshire United Kingdom Source:8615482 15th December 1893
1903
education Dunstable Grammar School Dunstable, Bedfordshire United Kingdom Source:8615482 1903 - 1908
1914
employment Clerk London and County Bank Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire United Kingdom Source:8615482 3rd October 1914
1914
enlistment Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire United Kingdom Source:8615482 3rd October 1914
1915
commission Regular Source:8615482 26th August 1915
1917
theatres France & Belgium: 1a Source:1810650 26th February 1917 - 27th April 1917
service British Army Private 1585 Royal Buckinghamshire Hussars Source:1810650
service British Army Second Lieutenant Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment Source:1810650
1917
death Killed in Action On 27 April an attack was launched against enemy positions. The unit captured seven prisoners and a machine gun. Unfortunately Kenneth was shot by a sniper, living for half an hour before he died. Roisel France Source:1810650 Source:8615482 27th April 1917
burial Templeux-Le-Guerard British Cemetery CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Picardie France I. A. 48 Source:8615482

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Details

Names
TypeName
First Names Kenneth
Initials K
Last Name Healing
Source 1810650
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army 1585 Royal Buckinghamshire Hussars Private
British Army Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment Second Lieutenant
Awards
AwardTypeSource
British War Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Victory Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Emmeline Healing nee Reynolds mother
John Healing father

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