Paul Aloysius Kenna

Paul Aloysius Kenna
Kenna by Christina Broom
Born	16 August 1862 Everton, Liverpool
Died	30 August 1915 (aged 53) Suvla, Gallipoli, Ottoman Turkey
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Army
Years of service	1886–1915 †
Rank	Brigadier-General
Unit	21st Lancers 3rd (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire) Mounted Brigade[1]
Battles/wars	Mahdist War Second Boer War Third Somaliland Expedition World War I
Awards	Victoria Cross, Distinguished Service Order
Relations	Montagu Arthur Bertie, 7th Earl of Abingdon (father-in-law), Simon Mangan, Patrick Leonard, Nicolas Tindal-Carill-Worsley
Other work	Olympic horserider

Brigadier-General Paul Aloysius Kenna, VC, DSO (16 August 1862 – 30 August 1915) was an English-born British Army officer of Irish descent and recipient of the Victoria Cross (VC), the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that could be awarded to British and British Empire forces. He also competed at the 1912 Summer Olympics.^[2]