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Name: KENNEDY, William DSO (Major)

Birth Date: 18 Feb 1884

Death Date: 1962 Gosport

First Date: 1910

Last Date: 1924

Profession: Appointed Veterinary Officer EAP, later transferred to Sudan

Area: Nairobi, Rumuruti

Married: Jessie b. 9 Feb 1894

Book Reference: Gillett, HBEA, Gethin, KAD, Debrett, Hut, Curtis, Red 22, Gazette, DSO, Medals, Leader14, Colonial, Red Book 1912, Red 19

War Service: EA Vet Corps

General Information:

Debrett - Director of Vet. Department, Sudan from 1924; formerly Ch. Vet. Officer, Kenya Colony; European War 1915-18 as Major EA Vet. Corps (despatches, DSO)
KAD 1922 - Chief Veterinary Officer.
KAD 1922 - Vice-Captain, Nairobi Golf Club
Curtis - p. 66 - The Maasai Move of 1911-12 - Gethin's description of the move - Bill Kennedy was the vet
Red 22 - Vice-Captain, Nairobi Golf Club
Gazette - 27/1/15 - Chief Veterinary Officer
Gazette - 7/4/15 - Liable for Jury service, Nairobi District - William Kennedy, Veterinary Department
Gazette - 23/9/1914 - Appt. - To be Major, East Africa Veterinary Corps - W. Kennedy
Gazette - 4/11/1914 - Appt. - East Africa Veterinary Corps - To be Assistant Director of Veterinary Services - Major W. Kennedy
Medals - East Africa Veterinary Corps - W. Kennedy, Temporary Major later Major
Leader14 - Veterinary Officer, Nairobi
Colonial 1912 - Veterinary Dept. - Veterinary Officer
Red Book 1912 - W. Kennedy - Nairobi
Red Book 1912 - Agricultural Dept. - Veterinary Division - Veterinary Officer
Gazette 15/7/1910 - Arrived on 1st Appointment - Veterinary Officer - 20/6/1910
Red Book 1919 - Veterinary Department - Deputy Chief Vet. Officer - W. Kennedy DSO
Gethin - 1912 - involved in Masai move from Laikipia to the Southern Reserve as a vet. Rupert Hemsted and Bill Kennedy were both exceptional men.
1939 England and Wales Register living in Gosport with wife

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