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Description: | In a letter to Charles Masterman, Head of the War Propaganda Bureau at Wellington House, in late 1917, Kennington
discusses this work: 'There is one in this batch of a 'man always chosen for dangerous work'. This is his record: He distinguished himself
in the Messines show 1915 by raiding. Became a single-patroller and shot an awkward sniper bringing back his glasses and telescope. At Vimy
retook a crate post single-handed. At Hulluch captured and brought in a party of Bosches during a raid. At the last raid was sent to raise
a smoke screen and explode a bangalore torpedo under the Bosche wire. After which he joined the raiding party. Has the D.C.M. and Military
Medal for bravery.' (IWM War Archive: IWM 245(A)/6 Part 1)
At 'The British Soldier' exhibition at the Leicester Galleries in 1918, the subject was described as 'a man always
chosen for dangerous work; a renowned raider, bomber, single patroller. He has shot snipers, captured many prisoners and taken
identifications; seized single-handed a crater-post, raised smoke screens and blown up enemy wire; carried boxes of bombs from a burning
dump. He distinguished himself in the battle of Messines, 1915, and has many well-earned decorations.'
Department of Information Commission | Publisher: | http://www.iwm.org.uk | Source: | Imperial War Museum | Creator: | Kennington, Eric Henri (RA) | Identifier: | http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/o... | Go to resource |
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