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| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service |  British Army |
| Rank | Major |
| Commands | 10th Bn, Duke of Wellington's (West Riding) Regiment |
| Battles / wars | World War I Spanish Civil War |
| Awards | Victoria Cross Military Cross and Bar Medaille Militaire Croix de Guerre Grand Laurelled Cross of San Fernando |
Henry Kelly VC, MC & Bar (10 July 1887 – 18 July 1960) was a recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest military award given to British and Commonwealth forces.
On 4 October 1916, when he was 29 years old, he performed an act of bravery at Le Sars, France for which he was awarded the Victoria Cross.
Biography
Born 10 July 1887 in Moston, Manchester.
He was a Temporary Second Lieutenant in the 10th Battalion, The Duke of Wellington's (West Riding) Regiment during the First World War.
Kelly twice rallied his company under the heaviest fire and eventually led the only three available men of his company into the enemy's trench, remaining there bombing, until two of his men became casualties and enemy reinforcements arrived from the rear. He then carried his wounded Company Sergeant Major back to our trenches, a distance of 70 yards, and subsequently brought in more wounded. He also received a Military Cross and bar among his other awards.
After the war, Kelly moved to Ireland after the war and became chief of staff for overseas operations in the Free State Army. He later achieved the rank of Major. In 1936, he went to fight in the Spanish Civil War.
Medal Location
His Victoria Cross is displayed in the Duke of Wellington's Regimental Museum See:- (Halifax, West Yorkshire, England).
References
- Irish Winners of the Victoria Cross (Richard Doherty & David Truesdale, 2000)
- Monuments to Courage (David Harvey, 1999)
- The Register of the Victoria Cross (This England, 1997)
- VCs of the First World War - The Somme (Gerald Gliddon, 1994)
External links
- Location of grave and VC medal (Manchester)
- Henry Kelly at Find a Grave