260587 Cpl. Kenneth Thornton Farnell British Army 273rd Bty. 69th Field Regiment Royal Artillery from:23 Western Road, Lower Worsley, Leeds Kenneth Farnell served from the Territorial Army straight into the war and served in France, Germany, and Iceland. In France, he was nearly blown up when the truck he and his mates had been riding took a direct hit from an artillery shell while he was relieving himself by the roadside. All his mates were killed. He was buried under the debris for almost three days before being rescued.
He also broke both arms after falling off a motorcycle while travelling between sites. After the accident, he remounted the bike and returned to camp unaware that he had broken his arms.
He later served as a chauffeur in Iceland and was present at the declaration and signing of the peace treaty at the end of the war.
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