James Kennedy

1882-1958

Unit

3rd Reinforcements

Rank

Sapper

Serial

37515

About

Born in Ireland

2 May 1882
Parent

Father

James Kennedy
Residence

Hometown

Johnsonville
Work

Occupation

Labourer

Employer

New Zealand Railways
Personal Life

Marital Status

Single

Army Experience

  • Cape Mounted Rifles

    South Africa

  • World War I (1914-1918)

    New Zealand Tunnellers

    British War Medal ribbon

    British War Medal

    Victory Medal ribbon

    Victory Medal

    Death

    Died at the age of 76

    17 December 1958

    Sources

    Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira: Online Cenotaph He Toa Taumata Rau.

    New Zealand Archives Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga, AABK 18805 W5541 92/0063657, Military Personnel File.

    Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Vol.II, Roll No.45, Government Printer, Wellington, 1914-1919, p. 36.

    How to cite this page

    Anthony Byledbal, “James Kennedy (1882-1958)“, New Zealand Tunnellers Website, NaN (2009), Accessed: . URL: www.nztunnellers.com/tunnellers/445