Soldier Factfile

Name:  Private Benjamin Kenny, 27754 (also spelt Kenney )

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Date of Birth:   1895

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Address:  

1911: Beaumont Leys Sewage Farm

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Parents Names: 

James Kenney (Labourer)

Ellen

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Occupation before the war:  Shoe Riveter

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Siblings Names:

Joseph b 1997  |  James b 1888  |  Ellen b1890  |  Fred b1892  |  William b1894  |

Elizabeth b1896  |  John b 1898  |  Jesse b 1900

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Date Died:   12.10.1917

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Age:  

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Place of Death:   Ypres

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Place of Burial/Memorial:  Tyne Cot Mem., Zonnebeke, West Vlaanderen

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Cause of death:   Killed in action

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Regiment:

1^st battalion

Grenadier Guards

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Medals:

Victory Medal

British Medal

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Any other information (e.g. Service Record/ appearance etc)

• Enlisted in Leicester
• Previous Regiment Grenadier Guards. No 27754 Guardsman
• Married Ida Lighton Leicester June 1914
• His effects left to his wife and children
• Brother John also killed 9.11.1917