KENNEDY, LUKE [SSNE 3960]
- Surname
- KENNEDY
- First name
- LUKE
- Title/rank
- LT. COLONEL
- Nationality
- SCOT
- Region
- Social status
- OFFICER
- Education
- Religion
Text source
Luke Kennedy was a bombardier hired for Russian service in England by Tsar Peter's "Great Embassy" in 1698. He served under James Bruce. He was advanced to Lieutenant Colonel of the artillery. The burial of his son James in Moscow, 23/1/1706 was the first ceremony performed in the British Chapel in Russia.D. Fedosov, The Caledonian Connection (Aberdeen, 1996);(Ustrialov, III,p.581; RBC,I)
Service record
- RUSSIA, RUSSIAN ARMY
- Arrived 1698-01-01, as BOMBARDIER
- Departed 1706-12-31, as LT. COLONEL
- Capacity OFFICER, purpose MILITARY