SAS Kennedy, Douglas Stewart

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

Kennedy ​

• FORENAME

Douglas Stewart ​

• UNIT

1 SAS (A Squadron) ​

• RANK

Lieutenant ​

• NUMBER

106690 ​

• DATE OF DEATH

20th November 1942 ​

• AGE

22 ​

• GRAVESITE

Alamein Memorial,Egypt Column 41 ​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

parent unit 169(8 Bn Gordon Highlanders) Battery,LAA/Anti-Tank Regiment,Royal Artillery​

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born 3.3.1920 India​

resided Moniaive,Dumfriesshire​

son of Cecil and Elsie Stewart Kennedy,Nelson,New Zealand​

educated Belmont School,Moniaive​

educated Loretto School,Musselburgh September 1933 - July 1938 (Sgt OTC)​

RMA Woolwich January 1939​

57 LAA Regiment,R.A. (attached 4th Indian Division) 1941​

169 Battery 1942​

L Det SAS August 1942​

1 SAS September 1942​

raid behind Alamein position - killed when drove over mine on return​

Moniaive War Memorial ​

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