Kenneth Kendall died today. I see from many obituaries that he was wounded at Normandy while serving with the Coldstream Guards. Anyone know more of his wartime service? ~A
There's a bit more info about his war service in this interview. He was a captain when he left the Army. Kenneth Kendall – Island Life Aug/Sep 2011 | Island Life Magazine
I'm assuming there was only one officer in the CG with that surname & first initial so it must be him mentioned in the transcribed 5 CG war diaries that D posted. http://www.ww2talk.com/forum/coldstream-guards/39247-war-diary-5th-battalion-coldstream-guards-jan-dec-1944-a.html No. 2 COMPANY Major J.d'H. HAMILTON - Company Commander Captain The Honourable D.M.G.J. WILLOUGHBY - (Company) Second-in-Command Lieutenant K.G.F. KENDALL - Platoon Commander Lieutenant G.B. FALLER - Platoon Commander Lieutenant J.N.M. COLES - Platoon Commander 5182222 G. WHYTE - Company Sergeant-Major
A newsreader from the days when we believed what was broadcast. Is it me that has changed or the world ?
Just read my emails. Guess who this is from . Kenneth George Frederick Kendall, Coldstream Guards, War Emergency Commission; 2/Lt 26 Nov 1943, Lt 26 May 1944; to 5CG 6 Mar 1944, Wounded 22 Jul 1944. Platoon Commander, 2 Coy, 5CG 5CG arrived just off Gold beach on 24 June, disembarked early following day. War Diary:- Nr MARCELET 1944 July 4 0300 hours Patrol led by Lieutenant KENDALL returned and reported enemy post at 956673 still occupied. Coldstream Guards, Howard & Sparrow, page 269 1944 July 18 But DEMOUVILLE was quickly cleared, and the column drove on to Cagny. "I had the satisfaction", wrote the Commanding Officer, "of giving out 'Cagny will be occupied exactly as ordered yesterday'; a good indication that the battle was going exactly as planned." When the companies moved up, however, to relieve the 2nd Grenadiers, they found the position extremely confused. Tiger tanks were reported to be in the town, while many snipers and machine-gun posts had survived the armoured attack and still haunted the woods. Lt. KENDALL of 2 Coy. cleared a wood with a perfectly planned platoon attack, to find that the Germans had gone, leaving only one persistent, invisible sniper. Major Hamilton, his company commander, was wounded.
The war diary has him in the field returns as a Platoon Commander, joining the Bn on 1st March 1944. He's listed, as the young lady mentions above, as wounded on the 22nd July but it was a quiet day for the Bn and he's not listed on that day as wounded in a rather detailed appendix which lists all casualties day by day.
Having looked in the rest of the field returns through to 1945 he doesn't return to the battalion during the war. Owen have you checked the Reggie History?
In the period of the 'Sixties and 'Seventies when you met up at a social gathering which invariably included former War Service lads you would have immediate rapport . . . great company . . . enjoyable evening . . . we seemed to all speak the same language. Always felt I was in good company when Kenneth Kendall was on the 'Telly' . . . and now I know why! Joe
Well as I imagine she will be keeping an eye on this thread it's only fair to say (in language she will understand) Get your arse back on here, D.
Well as I imagine she will be keeping an eye on this thread it's only fair to say (in language she will understand) Get your arse back on here, D. Seconded Lesley
