Five: Colonel E. S. C. Kennedy, Bedfordshire Regiment, late West India Regiment

East and West Africa 1887-1900, 1 clasp, Sierra Leone 1898-99 (Maj: E. S. C. Kennedy. 1/W.I.R.); Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 1 clasp, Natal (Lt. Col: E. S. C. Kennedy, W. India: Rgt:); King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (Lt. Col: E. S. C. Kennedy, W. India: Rgt:) officially re-engraved naming; British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaf (Bt. Col. E. S. C. Kennedy.) nearly very fine (5) £500-600

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Julian Johnson Collection.

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Edward Stanley Curwen Kennedy was born on 27 March 1864, 3rd son of the Rev. Sherard Kennedy of Stapleford Park, Leicestershire. Appointed Lieutenant, 1st West India Regiment, 4 November 1885; Captain, 19 July 1893; Major, 12 January 1898; Brigade Major, General Staff (Sierra Leone), 16 April 1898; Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel, 2 W.I.R., 29 November 1900; Lieutenant-Colonel, 2 W.I.R., 9 February 1904; Commanding 1 W.I.R, February 1906-09 in Sierra Leone and Jamaica; Brevet Colonel, 2 July 1906; Retired, 2 February 1910; Reserve of Officers, 1910-14; Commanding 8th (Service) Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment, September 1914 to February 1916.

Served in operations in Sierra Leone in 1898-99 with the Mendiland and Protectorate Expeditions as Chief Staff Officer (Mentioned in despatches; Medal with clasp). Served in the South African War 1899-1902, as Special Service Officer, afterwards on Staff and as Commandant at Maritzburg; took part in the relief of Ladysmith, also the operations on the Zululand Frontier of Natal in September and October 1901 (Mentioned in despatches (Buller); Brevet of Lieutenant-Colonel; Queen’s Medal with 1 clasp; King’s Medal with 2 clasps). Served in France, 31 August 1915 to February 1916. Colonel Kennedy died at Nuthurst, Sussex, on 2 October 1927. Sold with research including copied m.i.c. which confirms entitlement to 1914-15 Star.