Four: Able Seaman J. Kennedy, Royal Navy and Royal Fleet Reserve

1914-15 Star (126841 J. Kennedy, A.B., R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (126841 J. Kennedy, A.B., R.N.); Royal Fleet Reserve L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., Admiral’s bust (126841 (Po. B. 539) J. Kennedy, A.B., R.F.R.), mounted as worn, together with Silver War Badge, the reverse officially numbered ‘R.N. 3366’, very fine or better (5) £60-80

John Kennedy was born in Liverpool in April 1868 and entered the Royal Navy as a Boy 2nd Class in March 1884. Advanced to Able Seaman in July 1889, he was invalided ashore to Plymouth Hospital in September 1891. Having then joined the Royal Fleet Reserve in August 1902, he was mobilised in August 1914, when he joined the cruiser H.M.S. Grafton, in which capacity he served until the end of the year, when he came ashore to an appointment in the gunnery establishment Excellent. Shortly afterwards, however, in February 1915, he was once more invalided from the Service, on this occasion as a result of Myelitis.