Biography:
Horas Tristram Kennedy was born 25 November 1903, the son of Charles Napier Kennedy and Lucy Susanna Kennedy, neé Marwood, of Cookham Dean, Berkshire.
He came to Winchester College from Mr HG Underhill's school at Wootton Court, Canterbury, in September 1903 and was in C House, Du Boulay's. He was a House Prefect in 1907 and played in OTH VI.
Kennedy left Winchester in December 1907 for Trinity College, Cambridge, and was later elected to a Senior Scholarship there: he also represented the University at golf. He gained a First Class degree in the Natural Science Tripos and in 1913 was appointed to the Geological Survey of Ireland.
On the outbreak of war he was gazetted to the 4th Battalion North Staffordshire Regiment and in March 1915 went to the front to join the 2nd Battalion Royal Scots Fusiliers. In 1916, he was transferred to a Field Survey Company, Royal Engineers and at the time of his death at Nieppe on 6 June 1917, was commanding a sound ranging section. The work done by his section was partly responsible for the success of the attack at Messines. Kennedy is buried in Grave II.E.12 of the Pont-de-Nieppe Communal Cemetery.
Mr. Kennedy married Miss Florence Ovenden in November 1916. He was a Fellow of the Geological Society.