Military service
Service number:
193093
Age:
27
Rank:
Private
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Canadian Infantry (Western Ontario Regiment)
Division:
1st Coy. 15th Bn.
Birth:
January 1, 1890
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Enlistment:
August 31, 1915
Hamilton, Ontario
Death:
November 8, 1917
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
XIV. B. 19.
Additional information
Son of Martin and Ellen Kennelly, of 420, Catherine St. North, Hamilton, Ontario.
Digital gallery of Private Michael Bartholomew Kennelly
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Photo of Michael Kennelly
Michael Kennelly in Hamilton late 1915 /early 1916. He enlisted in August 1915 and the 92nd Battalion embarked to Europe in May 1916. -
Badge
15th Bn cap badge. Photo BGen G. Young 15th Battalion Memorial Project Team. DILEAS GU BRATH -
Badge
Cap badge of the 92nd Bn (48th Highlanders of Canada). Pte Kennelly originally joined the 92nd before being sent to the 15th Bn (48th Highlanders of Canada as a reinforcement. DILEAS GU BRATH -
Shoulder patch
Shoulder patch worn by 15th Battalion (48th Highlanders of Canada). Photo BGen G. Young 15th Battalion Memorial Project Team.. DILEAS GU BRATH -
Record of Service
Record of Service Card (front side). Submitted by 15th Bn Memorial Project. DILEAS GU BRATH -
Record of Service
Record of Service Card (reverse side). Submitted by 15th Bn Memorial Project. DILEAS GU BRATH -
Family Photo
Michael Kennelly (far right) with family. -
Prayer Card
Prayer card for Michael Kennelly -
Group photo
Militia days.Michael Kennelly is in the middle (without cap.) His brother Martin J. Kennelly is on the left in the picture. -
Newspaper Clipping
From Hamilton Newspaper -
Letter
Letter Part 1. This letter was written from the nurse who cared for him in the hospital to his mother. -
Letter
Letter Part 2. Letter was written by the nurse who cared for him in the hospital to his mother. -
Certificate of Death
Official death Notice -
Burial Report
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Original Marker
Picture of grave 1917 -
Group photo
Michael B. Kennelly is seated at the far right, his brother Martin Joseph Kennelly (193094) is standing next to him.
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Private Michael Bartholomew Kennelly
Digital gallery of
Private Michael Bartholomew Kennelly
Digital gallery of
Private Michael Bartholomew Kennelly
Digital gallery of
Private Michael Bartholomew Kennelly
Digital gallery of
Private Michael Bartholomew Kennelly
Digital gallery of
Private Michael Bartholomew Kennelly
Digital gallery of
Private Michael Bartholomew Kennelly
Digital gallery of
Private Michael Bartholomew Kennelly
Digital gallery of
Private Michael Bartholomew Kennelly
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 267 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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Service record(s)
Digitized personnel record available through Library and Archives Canada.
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