Basic Details
Surname
Kennedy
Forenames
Michael
Gender
Male
Information stated on memorial
Alternative forename
Michael Joseph
Served or died
Died
Notes
Hornshaw and Fowler provide the extra details. He was an ex-Regular who fought at Ladysmith in the Boer War and re-enlisted in April 1916. He suffered pneumonia, trench foot (which cost him a toe) and also served in Italy in December 1917, all before he was back in France in the spring of 1918. He died there at a casualty clearing station and was not found by them to be commemorated on any other Calderdale Memorial.
Primary Service
As stated on memorial
Service (Primary - Stated)
Not stated on the memorial
Unit (Primary - Stated)
Not stated on the memorial
Rank / Title (Primary - Stated)
Not stated on the memorial
Our References
Service (Primary - Our reference)
Unit (Primary - Our reference)
Rank / Title (Primary - Our reference)
Death and Burial details
Country of death
France
Country of burial
France
Town of burial
Gazaincourt
Cemetery
Communal Cemetery
Year of death
1918
Month of death
March
Day of death
31
Age at death
38
Manner of death as stated
Not stated on memorial
Manner of death reference
Died of Wounds