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Forces War Record

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SylviaInCanada

SylviaInCanada Report 5 Feb 2016 19:46

Barbara ......................

that was the amount in 1915, do not compare that exact amount with what £1 would buy today

There are various sites online that will show you how much £1 at any time in the past would be worth today

I used .......

http://www.moneysorter.co.uk/calculator_inflation.html

£1 in 1915 would be equal to £71.87 today

£6 would be worth £431.24 today

10s would be worth £35.94

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My brother, photo taken in September 1991 just a couple of weeks before he died. ............................................................ To help us and to get better results, please post as much detail as you can, especially name, date(s) and place. Also say what you already know.

Barbara

Barbara Report 5 Feb 2016 19:02

Hi Detective
The amount of money sent to his wife is pitiful she had 4 children aged y from 8 years to 2 years in 1915.
Thanks

Barbara

Barbara Report 5 Feb 2016 18:58

Hi Greyghost
I have received your PM's Thank you

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+++DetEcTive+++ Report 5 Feb 2016 18:52

If he died in Sep 1915 in France, if he wasn't entitled to the 1914 Star, shouldn't he have been awarded the 1915 Star?
http://www.1914-1918.net/soldiers/themedals.html

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+++DetEcTive+++ Report 5 Feb 2016 18:46

From Ancestry

UK, Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects, 1901-1929

Back pay of £1-5-6d sent to widow Elizabeth A for her self and children on 10 Feb 1916
War gratuity of £6 10/- sent to Elizabeth A on 2 Aug 1919
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As you know, over 70% of full WW1 records were destroyed during WW2. The chances that Forces War records have anything additional is remote.........but you never know

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greyghost

greyghost Report 5 Feb 2016 18:41

From the Commonwealth War Graves Commission website

http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/733437/KENNEDY,%20PATRICK

Rank:Serjeant
Service No:16488
Date of Death:26/09/1915
Regiment/Service:West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) 12th Bn.
Panel Reference: Panel 39 and 40.
Memorial LOOS MEMORIAL

Barbara

Barbara Report 5 Feb 2016 18:41

Hi Detective and Greyghost
Thank you so much. I have got further with this in a short time than I have in the last 2 weeks thanks to you. My friend will be over the moon.
Regards
Barbara

greyghost

greyghost Report 5 Feb 2016 18:34

Have hopefully sent you a PM with copies of the Medal Roll entry and his entry in the National Roll (Leeds) both from Ancestry

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+++DetEcTive+++ Report 5 Feb 2016 18:29

From Findmypast

Ireland: National Roll of Honour 1914-1921 Transcription
First name(s) Patrick
Last name Kennedy
Birth year -
Birthplace Kilkenny
Death year 1915
Death date 26 Sep 1915
Service number 16488
Rank Sergeant
Regiment West Yorkshire Regiment
Unit 12th Battalion
Enlisted at Leeds
Residence Leeds
County Kilkenny
Country Ireland
Cause of death Killed in action
Cemetery Loos Memorial in France
Grave Panel 39 and 40
Supplementary information -
Record set Ireland, National Roll of Honour 1914-1921
Category Military Service & Conflict
Subcategory First World War
Collections from Ireland

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Barbara

Barbara Report 5 Feb 2016 18:16

Hi Greyghost

Thank you so much for the info. I know that he was killed in 1915 in France but than I come to a dead end. Thank you so much all info helps to put a picture together
Regards
Barbara

greyghost

greyghost Report 5 Feb 2016 18:08

From Ancestry

Patrick Kennedy
in the UK, WWI Service Medal and Award Rolls, 1914-1920
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Name: Patrick Kennedy
Military Year: 1914-1920
Rank: Sergeant
Medal Awarded: British War Medal and Victory Medal
Regiment or Corps: Prince of Wales's Own (West Yorkshire) Regiment
Regimental Number: 16488
Previous Units: 12th W. York. R. 16488 Sgt.

KIA 26.9.15

Barbara

Barbara Report 5 Feb 2016 17:50

Anyone that is a member of Forces War records. I am doing research for a friend and have found on the above a Patrick Kennedy who died in France in 1915. I just entered his name and Reg No. 16488 and it came up but I cannot look at the record. He was in a West Yorkshire Regiment. Any help would be appreciated.
Thank you
Barbara