SOE Kennedy, Thomas Joseph

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

Kennedy ​

• FORENAME

Thomas Joseph ​

• UNIT

SOE Italy ​

• RANK

Captain ​

• NUMBER

167510 ​

• DATE OF DEATH

27th June 1944 ​

• AGE

34 ​

• GRAVESITE

Bari War Cemetery,Italy XI.E.10 ​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

parent unit Cheshire Regiment​

born 13.2.1910​

husband of Catherine Kennedy,Ranelagh,Dublin,Irish Republic​

award D.C.M.​

died Italy ​

 

[p r handley]

hello i have his medals & soe docs/ service docs;. born dublin.wife living dublin.he was killed trying to leaving corfu. his body returned to italy.the gv1 dcm is for hondshoote(retreat to dunkirk) in 1940,with 2nd batt; cheshires for holding back the enemy with mg fire. he was a sjt commissioned in the field.he was wounded at mareth north africa. he joined soe and earned "mid" with them .