Francis Kelly (British Army officer)
Francis Henry Kelly | |
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.jpg) Kelly in 1916 | |
| Born | 26 July 1859 Clifton, Bristol |
| Died | 18 March 1937 (aged 77) Camberley, Surrey |
| Buried | Rochester Cathedral |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service |  British Army |
| Rank | Major-General |
| Commands | Karachi Brigade Ahmednagar Brigade Commander of British Troops in South China 69th (2nd East Anglian) Division |
| Battles / wars | World War I |
| Awards | Companion of the Order of the Bath Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George |
Major-General Francis Henry Kelly CB CMG (26 July 1859 – 18 March 1937) was Commander of British Troops in South China.
Military career
[edit]Kelly was commissioned into the Royal Engineers as a lieutenant on 6 April 1879.[1] He took part in the Burma expedition in 1885, was promoted to captain on 1 April 1889, and then went to the North West Frontier in India in 1897 where he participated in the Tirah Campaign, during which he was promoted to major on 1 October 1897.[1] Following the campaign he received a brevet promotion to lieutenant-colonel on 20 May 1898.[2]
He was appointed temporary assistant adjutant-general in Quetta District on 23 June 1900 (while the actual A.A.G. served in the Boxer Rebellion in China),[3] serving as such for several years. He was promoted to the substantive rank of colonel on 9 September 1902.[4] He was further appointed Commander of the Karachi Brigade in 1905 and Commander of the Ahmednagar Brigade in 1907.[1] After that he became Commander of British Troops in South China in 1913[5] and General Officer Commanding 69th (2nd East Anglian) Division in November 1915 during the First World War before retiring in 1918.[1]
After the War he became a Regional Director at the Ministry of Pensions.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e "Kelly, Francis Henry". Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives. Archived from the original on 24 September 2012. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
- ^ Hart′s Army list, 1903
- ^ "No. 27469". The London Gazette. 29 August 1902. p. 5610.
- ^ "No. 27515". The London Gazette. 13 January 1903. p. 237.
- ^ Hong Kong Legislative Council
- 1859 births
- 1937 deaths
- Burials in Kent
- British Army major generals
- Military personnel from Bristol
- British Army generals of World War I
- Royal Engineers officers
- Companions of the Order of the Bath
- Companions of the Order of St Michael and St George
- British military personnel of the Tirah campaign
- British military personnel of the Third Anglo-Burmese War
- 19th-century British Army personnel