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Gnr. William Jackson Kennedy
British Army 27th Brigade Royal Field Artillery
from:8 Milton Terrace, Jamestown, Dunbartonshire
William Kennedy enlisted at Glasgow into the Royal Field Artillery as a Gunner. He then served with the 32nd Battery, Royal Field Artillery in India from 1903 until 1909. After serving in India he was transferred to the Army Reserves until 1914 when he was posted to the Western Front with the 27th Brigade, Royal Field Artillery for 107 days. When he returned home he was transferred to the Home Service Employment Company where he was promoted to Lance Corporal. From 1917 until he was discharged in 1920 he served in Royal Defense Corps, Somerset Light Infantry and finally Class Z Army Reserves.
