† 08/03/1929 · aged 45 · St John's Cemetery, Worcester
Personal data
Name
Studdert Kennedy
Initials
G.A.
Christian name
Geoffrey Anketell
Date and place of birth
Leeds; 27.06.1883
Family
Son of Rev William Studdert Kennedy and Jeanette Anketell; married to Emily Catlow (1914)
Extra information
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Educated at Leeds Grammar School, Trinity College, Dublin, and at Ripon Clergy College
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Became a committed pacifist, social reformist, bestselling author and poet, and was given the role of personal Chaplain to King George V.
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Died in Liverpool
Military data
Rank
Capt.
Regiment / Unit
Chaplain to the Forces
Date of death
Age
45
Cemetery / Memorial
St John's Cemetery, Worcester
Other information
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Nicknamed "Woodbine Willie" for giving Woodbine cigarettes to the soldiers he met, as well as spiritual aid to injured and dying soldiers.
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M.C.
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'The Studdert Kennedy Lamp' - Barking Branch. Endowed on 03.07.1929. First lit on 07.12.1929 at The Royal Albert Hall, London, by H.R.H. the Prince of Wales. "In memory of G.A. Studdert Kennedy. Passed over, 8.3.1929." (Given by the Branch.)
Media
Sources
Source
Liber Vitae 1923
Source 2
Roll of the Lamps of Maintenance of Toc H, 1922-1936
