George Kelly (British Army officer) explained

George Charles Kelly
Birth Date:October 1880
Death Date:April 1938
Allegiance:United Kingdom
Serviceyears:1899−1938
Rank:Major-General
Branch:British Army
Commands:2nd Battalion, King’s Royal Rifle Corps
2nd Brigade
15th Brigade
49th (West Riding) Infantry Division
Unit:King's Royal Rifle Corps
Battles:Second Boer War
First World War
Awards:Companion of the Order of the Bath
Distinguished Service Order

Major-General George Charles Kelly (October 1880 – April 1938) was a British Army officer.

Military career

Educated at Wellington College, Berkshire and the Royal Military College, Sandhurst,[1] Kelly was commissioned into the King's Royal Rifle Corps on 11 November 1899. He was severely wounded at the Battle of the Tugela Heights in South Africa in February 1900 during the Second Boer War.[2]

During the First World War he served as commanding officer of the 2nd Battalion, King’s Royal Rifle Corps from September 1917 to March 1918[3] when he became commander of the 2nd Infantry Brigade.[1] He led his brigade in the German spring offensive and Hundred Days Offensive, during which he was wounded again in September 1918.[1]

He became commander of 15th Infantry Brigade in April 1932 and then became General Officer Commanding the 49th (West Riding) Infantry Division in September 1935 before his death in April 1938.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Bloody Red Tabs: General Officer Casualties of the Great War 1914–1918. Frank . Davies. Graham . Maddocks. Pen and Sword. 1995. 978-0850524635.
  2. Web site: George Charles Kelly. Imperial War Museum. 15 June 2020.
  3. Web site: King's Royal Rifle Corps. Infantry Commanding Officers. 15 June 2020.
  4. Web site: Army Commands. 15 June 2020.