Francis Kelly (British Army officer)
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Major-General
Francis Henry Kelly CB
CMG
(1859–1937) was Commander of British Troops in South China
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in 1879. He took part in the Burma expedition in 1885 and then went to the North West Frontier
in India
in 1897 where he participated in the Tirah Campaign
.
He was appointed Assistant Adjutant General in Quetta District
in 1900, Commander of the Karachi Brigade in 1905 and Commander of the Ahmednagar Brigade in 1907.
He was made Commander of British Troops in South China
in 1913.
He served in World War I
becoming General Officer Commanding
69th Division and retiring in 1918.
After the War he became a Regional Director at the Ministry of Pensions.
Major-General (United Kingdom)
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Francis Henry Kelly CB
Order of the Bath
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CMG
Order of St Michael and St George
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(1859–1937) was Commander of British Troops in South China
Commander British Forces in Hong Kong
The Commander British Forces in Hong Kong was a senior British Army officer who acted as Military Advisor to the Governor of Hong Kong.-Structure:...
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Military career
Kelly was commissioned into the Royal EngineersRoyal Engineers
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in 1879. He took part in the Burma expedition in 1885 and then went to the North West Frontier
North-West Frontier (military history)
The North-West Frontier was the most difficult area, from a military point of view, of the former British India in the Indian sub-continent. It remains the frontier of present-day Pakistan, extending from the Pamir Knot in the north to the Koh-i-Malik Siah in the west, and separating the...
in India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
in 1897 where he participated in the Tirah Campaign
Tirah Campaign
The Tirah Campaign, often referred to in contemporary British accounts as the Tirah Expedition, was an Indian frontier war in 1897–98. Tirah is a mountainous tract of country.-Rebellion:...
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He was appointed Assistant Adjutant General in Quetta District
Quetta District
Quetta is a district in the north-west of Balochistan province of Pakistan.It was part of Quetta Division until the year 2000 when divisions were abolished. The district is famous for its agriculture produce, most notably fruit orchards but also including apples and grapes. The Hanna Valley is an...
in 1900, Commander of the Karachi Brigade in 1905 and Commander of the Ahmednagar Brigade in 1907.
He was made Commander of British Troops in South China
Commander British Forces in Hong Kong
The Commander British Forces in Hong Kong was a senior British Army officer who acted as Military Advisor to the Governor of Hong Kong.-Structure:...
in 1913.
He served in World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
becoming General Officer Commanding
General Officer Commanding
General Officer Commanding is the usual title given in the armies of Commonwealth nations to a general officer who holds a command appointment. Thus, a general might be the GOC II Corps or GOC 7th Armoured Division...
69th Division and retiring in 1918.
After the War he became a Regional Director at the Ministry of Pensions.