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.
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 267 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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