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Place of Birth: Hilden, Nova Scotia, Nova Scotia, Canada
About Cyril Kennedy
- Cyril Frost Kennedy DSC (20 April 1915 – 12 January 1974) was a Progressive Conservative party member of the House of Commons of Canada. Kennedy was born in Hilden, Nova Scotia to Liberal-Conservative Nova Scotia MLA Robert H.
- Kennedy along with 9 other siblings.
- He took up lumber work and carpentry working with the family sawmill until joining the Canadian Army. Kennedy became a commissioned officer in 1936 as part of The North Nova Scotia Highlanders.
- Kennedy participated in the 1938 Army Operational Shooting Competition in England as part of the Canadian contingent.
- In 1940, he volunteered for overseas service and on June 6, 1944 fought at Juno Beach as Officer Commanding of his regiment's "D" Company.
- On June 7 Kennedy was engaged in fighting in Buron where elements of the 12th SS Panzer Division had attacked.
- Two other North Nova Scotia companies were encircled and surrendered (and some of the prisoners where executed during the Ardenne Abbey Massacre, but "D" Company dug in and after 4 hours of fighting were able to repulse the German advance with limited support.
- For gallantry during this action Kennedy received the Distinguished Service Medal.
- Later on July 8 while fighting in the re-taking of Authie Kennedy received shrapnel from a Nebelwerfer rocket in his right arm which required amputation.
- Despite this injury, after the war Kennedy resumed work as a carpenter. He was first elected at the Colchester—Hants riding in the 1957 general election, then re-elected there in 1958, 1962, 1963 and 1965.
- On 17 September 1967, Kennedy left the House of Commons before the end of his term in the 27th Canadian Parliament and did not campaign for any further re-election.
- He resigned his seat for Robert Stanfield who had not secure a seat in 1965, the recently elected Leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada.
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