Thomas Kenny VC: talk by Margaret Hedley

A local-history talk by family-history researcher Margaret Hedley about Durham Light Infantry pitman Thomas Kenny and his First World War service.

Margaret Hedley recounts Thomas Kenny’s story, including how he and his commanding officer became lost in No Man’s Land while on patrol in November 1915. The source describes his service in the 13th Battalion of the Durham Light Infantry and his life in the Wingate area.