21st Lancers

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PAUL ALOYSIUS KENNA  (Captain, now Major)  21^st Lancers             On September 2^nd 1898, at the battle of Khartoum, Major Crole Wyndham’s horse was killed in the charge of the 21^st Lancers, and he was in a most dangerous position, until Captain Kenna rode to him, and, taking him up behind, rode into safety.  When the charge was over, he returned and assisted Lieutenant De Montmorency (V.C.), in his heroic endeavour to rescue the body of Lieutenant Grenfell.  Major Kenna, born on August 16^th 1862, is the son of Mr. James Kenna.  Was educated at St. Augustine’s College, Stoneyhurst, and Sandhurst, passing from the latter into the 2^nd West Indian Regiment in 1886.  After two years service in the West Indies and West Africa, joined the 21^st Lancers.  Served as Assistant Provost Marshal in South Africa 1899-1902.  Served in Somaliland Campaign 1904.  Received the Royal Humane Society’s Medal in 1895 for jumping off Carlisle Bridge into the Liffey to rescue a drowning man. 

THE HONOURABLE RAYMOND HARVEY LODGE JOSEPH DE MONTMORENCY  (Lieutenant, afterwards Captain)  21^st Lancers             On September 2^nd 1898, during the battle of Khartoum, Lieutenant de Montmorency, when the charge of the 21^st Lancers had taken place, returned to the help of Lieutenant R. G. Grenfell, who had fallen wounded and was lying surrounded by a number of Dervishes.  Finding on reaching him, that the officer was dead, he endeavoured to put the body on a horse, but the animal broke away, and he would himself have been killed but for the help of Corporal Swarbrick and Captain Kenna (V.C.).  He was son of the late General Viscount Frankfort de Montmorency, and was born on February 5^th 1867.  Enetred the 21^st Lancers September 1887 became Lieutenant 1889, Adjutant 1893, and Captain 1899.  While serving in the Boer War 1899-1902, he was killed on February 23^rd 1900, when in command of the corps of scouts, which bore his name.