George Kelly (British Army officer)
George Charles Kelly | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 1880 |
| Died | April 1938 |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service | British Army |
| Years of service | 1899−1938 |
| Rank | Major-General |
| Unit | King's Royal Rifle Corps |
| Commands | 2nd Battalion, King’s Royal Rifle Corps 2nd Brigade 15th Brigade 49th (West Riding) Infantry Division |
| Battles / wars | Second Boer War First World War |
| Awards | Companion of the Order of the Bath Distinguished Service Order |
Major-General George Charles Kelly CB, DSO (October 1880 – April 1938) was a British Army officer.
Military career
[edit]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.[2] He was severely wounded at the Battle of the Tugela Heights in South Africa in February 1900 during the Second Boer War.[3]
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[4] when, towards the end of the month, he was promoted to the temporary rank of brigadier general[5] and 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.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Davies, Frank; Maddocks, Graham (1995). Bloody Red Tabs: General Officer Casualties of the Great War 1914–1918. Pen and Sword. ISBN 978-0850524635.
- ^ "No. 27134". The London Gazette. 10 November 1899. p. 6739.
- ^ "George Charles Kelly". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
- ^ "King's Royal Rifle Corps". Infantry Commanding Officers. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
- ^ "No. 30653". The London Gazette (Supplement). 23 April 1918. p. 5044.
- ^ "Army Commands" (PDF). Retrieved 15 June 2020.
- 1880 births
- 1938 deaths
- British Army major generals
- Companions of the Order of the Bath
- Companions of the Distinguished Service Order
- King's Royal Rifle Corps officers
- People educated at Wellington College, Berkshire
- British Army generals of World War I
- Graduates of the Royal Military College, Sandhurst
- British Army personnel of the Second Boer War