A Street Nameing for Fus W S Keneally VC ( Gallipoli ) Lancashire Landing

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A Street Nameing for Fus W S Keneally VC ( Gallipoli ) Lancashire Landing
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Posted on February 16, 2026 at 17:11:14 by David Platt- Welfare & Liaison

Good afternoon, Fusiliers. This may be of interest to a few of you. I have been informed that a street is to be named�in honour of one of our 6 VC's before Breakfast. Fus William Kenealy VC ( Gallipoli ) is to have a street named after him in the Town of Ashton in Makerfield. The provisional date is� Saturday, the 25th of March at 11:00hrs. As I say, the day and date are provisional, and I will confirm when the date Etc has been confirmed. This is just a heads-up about the event; all Fusiliers are welcome to attend.
� � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � �- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -World War I Victoria Cross Recipient. Keneally was born in Wexford, County Wexford, Ireland, where his father was a colour sergeant in the Royal Irish Regiment. When his father�s military service ended, the family moved to Wigan, Lancashire, England, but not before surviving the sinking of the SS Slavonia in the Azores in June of 1909. Keneally started working in the Lancashire mines at age 13 as a pit boy, playing football as a star member of the local team in his off hours, but after ten years in the pits he decided on a military career, enlisting in the 1st Battalion of the Lancashire Fusiliers in 1909 for a seven-year hitch. Keneally was awarded the V.C. for action during the landings at W Beach during the Gallipoli Campaign, April 25, 1915, one of the group known in the press as "The Six V.C.s Before Breakfast" (the others were Capts. R.R. Willis and C. Bromley, Sgts. A. Richards and F.E. Stubbs, and L/Cpl. J.E. Grimshaw). Lance-Corporal Keneally�s company was being held up at a barrier of unbroken wire, a problem exacerbated by faulty maps, when he decided to deal with the situation on his own. (He had already done great service as a runner, delivering messages between positions under heavy enemy fire.) He belly-crawled to the obstructed wire and tried to cut it; though he was ultimately unsuccessful, he managed to return unscathed. Keneally�s V.C. was announced at the same time as Capt. Willis and Serjt. Richards: �On 25th April, 1915, three companies and the Headquarters of the 1st Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers, in effecting a landing on the Gallipoli Peninsula to the West of Cape Helles, were met by a very deadly fire from hidden machine guns which caused a great number of casualties. The survivors, however, rushed up to and cut the wire entanglements, notwithstanding the terrific fire from the enemy, and after overcoming supreme difficulties, the cliffs were gained and the position maintained. Amongst the many very gallant officers and men engaged in this most hazardous undertaking, Capt. Willis, Serjt. Richards, and Pte. Keneally have been selected by their comrades as having performed the most signal acts of bravery and devotion to duty." Keneally survived the three Battles of Krithia during the Gallipoli Campaign, but was mortally wounded in the Battle for Gully Ravine on June 28, 1915, and died the next day. His V.C. medal is on loan to the Lancashire Fusiliers Museum, Bury.

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Re(1): A Street Nameing for Pte W S Keneally VC ( Gallipoli ) Lancashire Landing - By Geoff Pycroft February 16, 2026 at 19:55:56

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