We remember James Kennedy

We remember James Kennedy

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1887
birth Clonmel, County Tipperary Ireland Source:8688561 Source:8688560 1887
1899
sibling Jeremiah Carthy Source:9146452 1899
1900
sibling Patrick Carthy Source:9146452 1900
1901
location River Street, Clonmel, County Tipperary Ireland parents address Source:9146452 31st March 1901
1905
sibling Thomas Carthy Source:8688561 1905
1906
sibling Michael Carthy Source:8688561 1906
1911
employment Labourer Clonmel, County Tipperary Ireland Source:8688561 2nd April 1911
1911
location 34 River Street, Clonmel, County Tipperary Ireland parents address Source:8688561 2nd April 1911
1914
location Raglan South Barracks, Devonport United Kingdom military residence address Source:8734231 11th August 1914
service British Army Private 8334 Royal Irish Regiment Source:4136923
1914
death Unknown James Kennedy was officially recorded has having "died" on 6th September 1914. The cause of his death is not clear. He has no known grave and is commemorated on the La Ferté-sous-Jouarre Memorial France Source:7447059 Source:8688560 Source:8734232 6th September 1914
burial La Ferte-Sous-Jouarre Memorial CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Seine-et-Marne France Source:7447059

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names James
Initials J
Last Name Kennedy
Source 4136923
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Locations
AddressCountryTypeDateSource
34 River Street, Clonmel, County Tipperary Ireland parents address known 2nd April 1911
Raglan South Barracks, Devonport United Kingdom military residence address known 11th August 1914
River Street, Clonmel, County Tipperary Ireland parents address known 31st March 1901
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army 8334 Royal Irish Regiment Private
Awards
AwardTypeSource
1914 Star with Clasp First World War Campaign/Service Medal
British War Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Victory Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Mary Mccarthy Kennedy mother
Patrick Kennedy father
Siblings
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Jeremiah Carthy step-brother 1899
Patrick Carthy step-brother 1900
Thomas Carthy step-brother 1905
Michael Carthy step-brother 1906
Religion
DateReligionSource
1911-04-02 Roman Catholic

Media

Media

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  • Royal Irish Regiment Cap Badge
    WW1 Royal Irish Regiment cap badge

    Contributed by:
    Patrick63223

  • Clonmel,County Tipperary
    Clonmel, County Tipperary, where James Kennedy was born in 1886

    Contributed by:
    Patrick63223

  • 2nd Battalion R.I.Rgt. Memorial, Mons.
    The Memorial to the Royal Irish Regiment at Mons overlooks the ground on which the 2nd Battalion fought on the 23rd August 1914. It was unveiled by Lord Ypres on 11th November 1923.

    Contributed by:
    Patrick63223

  • 2nd Battalion R.I.Rgt. Memorial, Mons.
    The plaque at the base of the Mons memorial to the 2nd Battalion Royal Irish Regiment. The memorial was unveiled on 11th November 1923 at La Bascule crossroads.

    Contributed by:
    Patrick63223

  • Royal Irish Regiment Cap Badge
    WW1 Royal Irish Regiment cap badge

    Contributed by:
    Patrick63223

  • SS Herschel
    SS Herschel, the ship which transported the Royal Irish Regiment across the channel to France. They disembarked in Boulogne on 14th August 1914.

    Contributed by:
    Patrick63223

  • Map of the Battle of Mons
    Map of the Battle of Mons from The Campaigns and History of the Royal Irish Regiment, Vol. II (drawn by Major St.Leger)

    Contributed by:
    Patrick63223

  • FERTE-SOUS-JOUARRE memorial
    Ferte-sous-Jouarre memorial on which Private James Kennedy is remembered.

    Contributed by:
    Patrick63223

  • The fields between Caudry and Audencourt
    The fields between Caudry and Audencourt where the fighting between the Royal Irish Regiment and the advancing Germans took place on 26th August 1914.

    Contributed by:
    Patrick63223

  • The road cutting south west of Audencourt
    The road cutting south west of Audencourt where Lieutenant Colonel Cox, Commanding Officer of the 2nd Battalion Royal Irish Regiment was severely wounded at around 10 am on the morning of 26th August 1914.

    Contributed by:
    Patrick63223

  • Map of the actions at Caudry/Audencourt
    Map of the actions at Caudry/Audencourt from The Campaigns and History of the Royal Irish Regiment, Vol. II (drawn by Major St.Leger)

    Contributed by:
    Patrick63223

  • La Bascule crossroads, Mons, Belgium
    La Bascule crossroads, Mons, Belgium, where a small detachment of the Royal Irish Regiment held out for hours against a superior enemy force.

    Contributed by:
    Patrick63223

  • The area to the east of Mons
    The area around the hospital and cemetery, to the east of Mons, where the Royal Irish Regiment first came in contact with the enemy

    Contributed by:
    Patrick63223

  • Restaurant Leon on Chausee de Binche
    Restaurant Leon on Chausee de Binche on the site of the former Chateau Gendebien which was used as a Red Cross hospital at the time of the Battle of Mons

    Contributed by:
    Patrick63223

  • Rue Leon Save, Mons, Belgium.
    The road south on the western edge of Bois La Haut, Mons. The Royal Irish Regiment were hotly pursued down this road by the Germans on the afternoon of the 23rd August 1914.

    Contributed by:
    Patrick63223

  • The area to the east of Mons
    The area around the hospital and cemetery, to the east of Mons, where the Royal Irish Regiment first came in contact with the enemy

    Contributed by:
    Patrick63223

  • Maison Communale, Hyon
    The Maison Communale in Hyon, which was the 8th Brigade's Headquarters on 23rd August 1914.

    Contributed by:
    Patrick63223

  • A typical pave (pa-vay) road
    The pave (pa-vay) road along which the Royal Irish Regiment hurriedly retreated with the Germans close behind around 6pm on 23rd August 1914, Mons, Belgium. These roads were hard on the feet of the retreating soldiers of the BEF, especially those reservists whose feet had grown soft and had not had sufficient time to grow accustomed to day-after-day of hard marching.

    Contributed by:
    Patrick63223

  • St Symphorien Military Cemetery, Mons, Belgium
    St Symphorien Military Cemetery, Mons, Belgium, where 65 unknown British soldiers are buried

    Contributed by:
    Patrick63223

  • Unknown Royal Irish Regiment Soldier
    Unknown Royal Irish Regiment Soldier buried in St Symphorien Military Cemetery, Mons

    Contributed by:
    Patrick63223

  • The Guardhouse at Raglan Barracks, Devonport
    Raglan Barracks, Devonport, where the 2nd Battalion Royal Irish Regiment was based prior to their embarkation for France in August 1914.

    Contributed by:
    Patrick63223

  • River Street, Clonmel
    River Street, Clonmel, where James Kennedy lived with his step-father and mother at the time of the 1901 and 1911 census

    Contributed by:
    Patrick63223

  • The road along the eastern edge of the cemetery
    The road running along the eastern edge of Mons Communal Cemetery down which the 2nd Battalion Royal Irish Regiment retreated on the 23rd August 1914

    Contributed by:
    Patrick63223

  • The entrance to Mons Communal Cemetery
    The entrance to Mons Communal Cemetery close to where a half platoon of B Company of the Royal Irish Regiment, under Lieutenant F.C.Ferguson, was placed covering the exit between the hospital and the cemetery.

    Contributed by:
    Patrick63223

  • La Bascule crossroads, Mons, Belgium
    La Bascule crossroads, Mons, Belgium, where a small detachment of the Royal Irish Regiment held out for hours against a superior enemy force. The memorial to the 2nd Battalion, a Celtic cross, was unveiled in 1923 at the crossroads and is clearly visible in this photo.

    Contributed by:
    Patrick63223

  • The bridge over La Trouille near Hyon
    The 3rd position of A Company at around 5.30 pm 23rd August 1914 on a small bridge over La Trouille near Hyon, Mons.

    Contributed by:
    Patrick63223

  • Maison Communale, Hyon
    The Maison Communale in Hyon, which was the 8th Brigade's Headquarters on 23rd August 1914.

    Contributed by:
    Patrick63223

  • A typical pave (pa-vay) road
    The pave (pa-vay) road along which the Royal Irish Regiment hurriedly retreated with the Germans close behind around 6pm on 23rd August 1914, Mons, Belgium. These roads were hard on the feet of the retreating soldiers of the BEF, especially those reservists whose feet had grown soft and had not had sufficient time to grow accustomed to day-after-day of hard marching.

    Contributed by:
    Patrick63223

  • 4th position of the RIRgt on 23rd August 1914
    The field which was the 4th position of the RIRgt on 23rd August 1914, where they were attacked by the Germans at dusk.

    Contributed by:
    Patrick63223

  • Mons (Bergen) Communal Cemetery
    Mons (Bergen) Communal Cemetery where 3 soldiers of the 2nd Battalion Royal Irish Regiment are buried: Second Lieutenant John Denys Shine, Lance Corporal John Finn and Private Edward Comber.

    Contributed by:
    Patrick63223

  • Bethencourt
    Bethencourt from which direction the Germans attacked Caudry on 26th August 1914

    Contributed by:
    Patrick63223

  • Bethencourt Communal Cemetery
    Bethencourt Communal Cemetery where Company Quartermaster Serjeant Herbert Joseph Kearley and Corporal George Henry Graham are buried.

    Contributed by:
    Patrick63223

  • Audencourt (from the west)
    Audencourt, in and around which the companies of the battalion were positioned on 26th August 1914

    Contributed by:
    Patrick63223

  • The church in Audencourt
    Audencourt, in and around which the companies of the battalion were positioned on 26th August 1914

    Contributed by:
    Patrick63223

  • 8th Brigade headquarters in Audencourt
    The location of the 8th Brigade headquarters in Audencourt on the 26th August before the bombardment

    Contributed by:
    Patrick63223

  • Audencourt (from the south)
    Audencourt, in and around which the companies of the battalion were positioned on 26th August 1914

    Contributed by:
    Patrick63223

  • The road south from Audencourt
    The road south from Audencourt down which the 8th Brigade hurriedly retreated on the 26th August 1914

    Contributed by:
    Patrick63223

  • Caudry (on the road to Audencourt)
    C and D companies of the 2nd battalion of the Royal Irish Regiment were positioned on the north eastern outskirts of Caudry on the 26th August 1914.

    Contributed by:
    Patrick63223

  • Hotel de Ville, Caudry
    C and D companies of the 2nd battalion of the Royal Irish Regiment were positioned on the north eastern outskirts of Caudry on the 26th August 1914.

    Contributed by:
    Patrick63223

  • Caudry
    C and D companies of the 2nd battalion of the Royal Irish Regiment were positioned on the north eastern outskirts of Caudry on the 26th August 1914.

    Contributed by:
    Patrick63223

  • Caudry Old Communal Cemetery
    Caudry Old Communal Cemetery where there quite a few graves of unidentified soldiers who were killed in the fighting on the 26th August 1914.

    Contributed by:
    Patrick63223

  • The grave of three unknown officers
    The grave of three unknown officers, killed in the fighting on the 26th August, in Caudry Old Communal Cemetery.

    Contributed by:
    Patrick63223

Communities

Communities

Evidence

Evidence

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Official Records

TitleConnected byMore information
Medal Index Card
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Imperial1
Ireland: National Roll of Honour 1914-1921 Transcription Patrick63223
Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription Patrick63223
Ireland Census 1911 Transcription Patrick63223
Ireland Census 1901 Transcription Patrick63223

External Evidence

ReferenceConnected byMore information
The Campaigns and History of the Royal Irish Regiment Vol.II from 1900 to 1922 Patrick63223
"There's a Devil in the Drum" by J.F.Lucy Patrick63223
“The Mons Star: The British Expeditionary Force 1914” Patrick63223

Multimedia

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Royal Irish Regiment Cap Badge Patrick63223
Clonmel,County Tipperary Patrick63223
2nd Battalion R.I.Rgt. Memorial, Mons. Patrick63223
2nd Battalion R.I.Rgt. Memorial, Mons. Patrick63223
Royal Irish Regiment Cap Badge Patrick63223
SS Herschel Patrick63223
Map of the Battle of Mons Patrick63223
FERTE-SOUS-JOUARRE memorial Patrick63223
The fields between Caudry and Audencourt Patrick63223
The road cutting south west of Audencourt Patrick63223
Map of the actions at Caudry/Audencourt Patrick63223
La Bascule crossroads, Mons, Belgium Patrick63223
The area to the east of Mons Patrick63223
Restaurant Leon on Chausee de Binche Patrick63223
Rue Leon Save, Mons, Belgium. Patrick63223
The area to the east of Mons Patrick63223
Maison Communale, Hyon Patrick63223
A typical pave (pa-vay) road Patrick63223
St Symphorien Military Cemetery, Mons, Belgium Patrick63223
Unknown Royal Irish Regiment Soldier Patrick63223
The Guardhouse at Raglan Barracks, Devonport Patrick63223
River Street, Clonmel Patrick63223
The road along the eastern edge of the cemetery Patrick63223
The entrance to Mons Communal Cemetery Patrick63223
La Bascule crossroads, Mons, Belgium Patrick63223
The bridge over La Trouille near Hyon Patrick63223
Maison Communale, Hyon Patrick63223
A typical pave (pa-vay) road Patrick63223
4th position of the RIRgt on 23rd August 1914 Patrick63223
Mons (Bergen) Communal Cemetery Patrick63223
Bethencourt Patrick63223
Bethencourt Communal Cemetery Patrick63223
Audencourt (from the west) Patrick63223
The church in Audencourt Patrick63223
8th Brigade headquarters in Audencourt Patrick63223
Audencourt (from the south) Patrick63223
The road south from Audencourt Patrick63223
Caudry (on the road to Audencourt) Patrick63223
Hotel de Ville, Caudry Patrick63223
Caudry Patrick63223
Caudry Old Communal Cemetery Patrick63223
The grave of three unknown officers Patrick63223

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