George Kelly (British Army officer)

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

George Charles Kelly
Born	October 1880
Died	April 1938
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Army
Rank	Major-General
Commands held	2nd Bn, King’s Royal Rifle Corps 2nd Infantry Brigade 15th Infantry 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

Military career

Educated at Wellington College 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 he became commander of the 2nd Infantry Brigade.[1] He led his brigade in the 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.[5]

References

1. Davies, Frank; Maddocks, Graham (1995). Bloody Red Tabs: General Officer Casualties of the Great War 1914–1918. Pen and Sword. ISBN 978-0850524635.
2. "No. 27134". The London Gazette. 10 November 1899. p. 6739.
3. "George Charles Kelly". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
4. "King's Royal Rifle Corps". Infantry Commanding Officers. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
5. "Army Commands" (PDF). Retrieved 15 June 2020.

Military offices
Preceded by George Jackson	GOC 49th (West Riding) Infantry Division 1935–1938	Succeeded by Pierse Mackesy