Title: The honour and the shame
Description: At a crucial point of the Second World War, John Kenneally proved himself to be a soldier of extraordinary courage. During a desperate battle in which his regiment defended a hilltop position while surrounded by the enemy, Kenneally performed a daring solo attack armed only with a bren gun - an action for which he was awarded the Victoria Cross. Years later, he made a remarkable confession - the hero of the Irish Guards was not, in fact, John Kenneally at all, but Leslie Jackson, the illegitimate son of Neville Blond and Gertrude Robinson, who had deserted his former regiment, the Honourable Artillery Company.
Subjects: British Personal narratives, Great Britain, World War, 1939-1945, Soldiers, Great Britain. Army. Parachute Regiment, Great Britain. Army. Irish Guards, Biography, World war, 1939-1945, personal narratives, british, Great britain, biography
Places: Great Britain
People: John Kenneally (1921-2000)