Henry Kelly (VC)
English Victoria Cross recipient (1887-1960) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Major Henry Kelly VC, MC & Bar (10 July 1887 – 18 July 1960) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
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Born | (1887-07-10)10 July 1887 Collyhurst, Lancashire, England |
Died | 18 January 1960(1960-01-18) (aged 72) Prestwich, Lancashire, England |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | British Army Irish National Army Spanish Republican Army |
Years of service | 1914–1920,1922–1923,1936, 1939–1944 |
Rank | Major |
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Kelly was born on 10 July 1887 in Collyhurst, Manchester. He was a temporary second lieutenant in the 10th Battalion, The Duke of Wellington's (West Riding) Regiment during the First World War at the time of his award of the Victoria Cross in 1916. He was awarded a Military Cross and later a Bar to that medal in Italy in 1918. Other Military awards include the Belgian Croix de guerre, the French Médaille militaire and the Spanish Grand Laurelled Cross of San Fernando.