Lieutenant-Colonel William Hew Clark-Kennedy
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Clark-Kennedy,
William Hew
Date of birth: 1880-03-03
Place of birth: Dunskey House Portpatrick Wigtownshire Scotland
Next of kin: wife,Kate F.Clark-Kennedy,260 Drummond St., Montreal.
Marital status: married
Occupation (attested): Company Manager
Occupation (normalized): Other Managers
Religion: Church of England
Date of death:
1961-10-25
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: NA
Highest Rank:
Lieutenant-Colonel
(24th Battalion)
Rank detail
Lieutenant-Colonel, 24th Battalion, Infantry (Army).
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: yes
Awards
Croix de Guerre avec Palme (Belgium) (2nd Battle of Ypres)
Date of award: 1915-05-01
Distinguished Service Order (Battle of Festubert)
Date of award: 1916-01-18
Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George
Date of award: 1918-06-01
Victoria Cross (between Wancourt & Fresnes-Rouvroy Line)
Date of award: 1918-12-14
Distinguished Service Order First Bar (advance on the Somme,8th August,1918.)
Date of award: 1919-01-11
RESEARCH INFORMATION
LAC ID:
103262
Service file: B1770A-S064
Uploader's Research notes: father,Alexander William Maxwell Clark-Kennedy(landed proprietor,late Capt.,Coldstream Guards),
mother,Hon.Lettice-Lucy nee Hewitt,were married in Meenglas,County Donegal,Ireland,on the 4th of
February,1875. [Lieutenant Colonel Army Canadian Infantry 24th Battalion Croix de Guerre (Belgium) avec Palms 2nd Battle of Ypres Distinguished Service Order Battle of Festubert Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George Distinguished Service Order First Bar advance on the Somme,8th August,1918. Victoria Cross between Wancourt & Fresnes-Rouvroy Line ]
mother,Hon.Lettice-Lucy nee Hewitt,were married in Meenglas,County Donegal,Ireland,on the 4th of
February,1875. [Lieutenant Colonel Army Canadian Infantry 24th Battalion Croix de Guerre (Belgium) avec Palms 2nd Battle of Ypres Distinguished Service Order Battle of Festubert Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George Distinguished Service Order First Bar advance on the Somme,8th August,1918. Victoria Cross between Wancourt & Fresnes-Rouvroy Line ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2008-01-03
Last modified: 2011-05-14