Alex Kennedy

Alexander Robert Kennedy (born 1990 or 1991) is a serving member of the British Army and believed to be the youngest person to be awarded the Military Cross since the Second World War.

Military career Kennedy joined the Mercian Regiment, British Army in 2008. Within months of joining, he served his first tour of duty in Afghanistan with A Company, 2nd Battalion, The Mercian Regiment. He had to aided his injured platoon commander whilst under fire during a battle in Helmand province, Afghanistan in June 2009, when aged only 18.

quote|By sending an accurate situation report whilst under fire, Kennedy enabled the casualty to be extracted at speed; by suppressing the enemy with accurate LMG fire, Kennedy enabled the rest of the multiple to extract from the killing area. Had this not happened, the multiple would have taken many more casualties. All this was done by a Private soldier with six months’ experience in the Army. Kennedy acted with a level of composure and situational awareness above that expected of a Private soldier. It is for this demonstration of selfless bravery and a cool head under fire that Kennedy is highly deserving of public recognition.|Part of his MC citation

He served in the British Army for a few more years, leaving with the rank of lance corporal.