224912 L/Sgt. John James Kennedy British Army 68th Heavy A A Regt. Royal Artillery (d.30th Aug 1945) My Grandfather, L/Sgt John James Kennedy, was in the 68th Heavy A A Royal Artillery Regt.
He was killed 30th August 1945 andis buried in Mazargues Cemetary, which is just outside Marsailles, South of France.
The story we were always told was that he had chartered a private flight home from France, to surprise his family, as he was travelling via ship, was taking too long. So together with a couple of others, they got a flight, which was then struck by lightening and all aboard died. I have been fortunate on a number of occasions to visit his grave which is kept to an excellent standard by the CWGC. Following recent visit and attempts to find out exactly where and what my grandad's regiment were doing, I keep hitting brick walls. I was wandering if anyone can help me fill in the gaps in regards to manouveres his regt were involved with. Was it that he was a prisoner of war? Any info would be greatly appreciated thanks.
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