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Geoffrey Studdert Kennedy
Anglican priest and poet, known as "Woodbine Willie"
This British surname is barrelled, being made up of multiple names.
It should be written as Studdert Kennedy, not Kennedy.
Geoffrey Anketell Studdert KennedyMC (27 June – 8 March ) was an English Anglicanpriest and poet. He was nicknamed "Woodbine Willie" during World War I for giving Woodbine cigarettes to the soldiers he met, as well as spiritual aid to injured and dying soldiers.
Early life
Born in Leeds, England, on 27 June , Studdert Kennedy was the seventh of nine children born to Jeanette Anketell and William Studdert Kennedy, vicar of St Mary's, Quarry Hill in Leeds. His father William Studdert Kennedy was born in Blackrock, County Dublin, Ireland, in Geoffrey's paternal grandfather, Robert Mitchell Kennedy, was Dean of Clonfert in County Galway, Ireland from until his death in [1] One of Geoffrey's brothers was Hugh A.
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