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The Kenyons In Wartime

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posted on 2024-06-05, 17:28 authored by Their Finest Hour Project Team

Photos only. Grandfather stationed in Egypt, Crete and Syria.

History

Item list and details

1. Group of photos: Catherine Kenyon and George Kenyon. In the group photo, George is in the back row, 2nd from the right. 2. Wartime photos taken in Egypt, Crete, and/or Syria. Includes one of an Arabic coffee house. Sent home while stationed there. 3. Newspaper clipping: Soldier who was killed was George's friend and in his regiment (York and Lancs). He kept the clipping with his photos; the friend must have meant a great deal.

Person the story/items relate to

George and Catherine Kenyon

Person who shared the story/items

Anon

Relationship between the subject of the story and its contributor

Grandparents

Type of submission

Shared at Todmorden Library, West Yorkshire on 24 November 2023.

Record ID

101834 | TOD003