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          Judged by his day's standards, Studdert Kennedy was born on the wrong side of the tracks..

          Geoffrey Studdert Kennedy

          Anglican priest and poet, known as "Woodbine Willie"

          This British surname is barrelled, being made up of multiple names.

          This superb biography is based on original interviews with those who knew and loved him.

        1. This superb biography is based on original interviews with those who knew and loved him.
        2. Woodbine Willie was the affectionate nickname of the Reverend Geoffrey Studdert Kennedy, an Anglican priest who volunteered as a chaplain on the Western.
        3. Judged by his day's standards, Studdert Kennedy was born on the wrong side of the tracks.
        4. "There are no words foul and filthy enough to describe war." So declared Geoffrey "Woodbine Willie" Studdert Kennedy (), a decorated frontline.
        5. Geoffrey Studdert Kennedy was instituted as Vicar of St Paul's, in Worcester.

          6. 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.

          Studdert Kennedy, a biographer of American religio