Geoffrey Studdert Kennedy
1883
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1929
photo credits: Wikimedia Commons
country of citizenship: United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
languages spoken, written or signed: English
educated at: Leeds Grammar School, Calday Grange Grammar School
occupation: poet, Anglican priest
award received: Military Cross
Geoffrey Anketell Studdert Kennedy (27 June 1883 – 8 March 1929) was an English Anglican priest 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. Source: Wikipedia (en)
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