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ASSOCIATION
Remembering World War II
Yarmouth Connections
Harold Archibald Kenney
Rank:
Corporal
Service No:
G/24242
Regiment/Service:
Royal Hamilton Light Infantry, R.C.I.C.
Date of Birth:
September 7, 1922
Place of Birth:
Lower Argyle, Yarmouth Co., NS
Date of Enlistment:
November 16, 1942
Place of Enlistment:
St. John, New Brunswick
Address at Enlistment:
87 Adelaide St., St John NB
Age at Enlistment:
20
Height: 5 feet, 7 ½ inches
Weight: 151 lbs.
Complexion: Fair
Eyes: Blue
Hair: Brown
Martial Status:
Single (at enlistment)
Trade:
Shipping Clerk
Religion:
Baptist
Next of Kin:
Harold Archibald (Father)
Harold Archibald Kenney was the Son of Harold Archibald and Eva
Lillian Kenney (123 Elm St., Quincy, Mass. US ) and husband of Vera Beurle
Kenney, of Saint John, New Brunswick. He and Vera were married in St. John,
New Brunswick on January 22, 1943.
He served with the 2nd Battalion, St. John Fusiliers from July 1939 to August 1940. He disembarked in the United Kingdom on
July 28, 1943 and served there until October 6, 1944. He served in France and Belgium. He died as a result of wounds received in
action against the enemy on April 13, 1945.
Date of Death:
April 13, 1945
Age at Death:
23
Cemetery:
Holten Canadian Cemetery (Overijssel, Netherlands)
Grave Reference:
X. E. 16.
The 65th name on the WWII list of the Yarmouth War Memorial
Commemorated on page 530 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance
Displayed in the Memorial Chamber of the Peace Tower in Ottawa on November 8
Notes:
William Howard Grant (on the Yarmouth War Memorial) also with the Royal Hamilton Light Infantry died April 13, 1945 and is also buried at
Holten Canadian War Cemetery
Sources and Information:
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Veterans Affairs Canada
Harold Archibald Kenney