CAPTAIN KENNA, V.C.
Captain Kenna, who belongs to one of the Lancer regiments now engaged in the war in South Africa, iB a near relative of his Eminence Cardinal Moran. He is a brave soldier, and a devout Catholio. At the battle of Omdurman he won distinction by his singular courage and great deeds, and was awarded the Victoria Cross. His Eminence, Bpeakincr to a Catholic Prest representative recently, said that if Captain Kenna comes out of the war alive, he will invite him to Australia. ' And,' he added, laughing, ' I will keep him here if I can to thrash those warriors who are so fond of attacking me. lam sure there is nothing he would like better.'
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New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXVIII, Issue 1, 4 January 1900, Page 3
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118CAPTAIN KENNA, V.C. New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXVIII, Issue 1, 4 January 1900, Page 3
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