Francis Kelly (British Army officer)

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Francis Henry Kelly
Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George

CMG (26 July 1859 – 18 March 1937) was Commander of British Troops in South China
.

Military career

Kelly was

lieutenant-colonel on 20 May 1898.[2]

He was appointed temporary

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]

Memorial in Rochester Cathedral

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Hart′s Army list, 1903
  3. ^ "No. 27469". The London Gazette. 29 August 1902. p. 5610.
  4. ^ "No. 27515". The London Gazette. 13 January 1903. p. 237.
  5. ^ Hong Kong Legislative Council
Military offices
Preceded by Commander of British Troops in South China
1913–1915
Succeeded by
Preceded by GOC 69th (2nd East Anglian) Division
1915−1917
Succeeded by