Francis Henry Kelly
Kelly in 1916
Born	26 July 1859 Clifton, Bristol
Died	18 March 1937 (1937-03-19) (aged 77) Camberley, Surrey
Buried	Rochester Cathedral
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Army
Rank	Major-General
Commands held	Karachi Brigade Ahmednagar Brigade Commander of British Troops in South China 69th (2nd East Anglian) Division
Battles/wars	World War I
Awards	Companion of the Order of the Bath Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George

Major-General Francis Henry Kelly CB CMG (26 July 1859 – 18 March 1937) was Commander of British Troops in South China.

Military career

Kelly was commissioned into the Royal Engineers as a lieutenant on 6 April 1879.^[1] He took part in the Burma expedition in 1885, was promoted to captain on 1 April 1889, and then went to the North West Frontier in India in 1897 where he participated in the Tirah Campaign, during which he was promoted to major on 1 October 1897.^[1] Following the campaign he received a brevet promotion to lieutenant-colonel on 20 May 1898.^[2]

He was appointed temporary assistant adjutant-general in Quetta District on 23 June 1900 (while the actual A.A.G. served in the Boxer Rebellion in China),^[3] serving as such for several years. He was promoted to the substantive rank of colonel on 9 September 1902.^[4] He was further appointed Commander of the Karachi Brigade in 1905 and Commander of the Ahmednagar Brigade in 1907.^[1] After that he became Commander of British Troops in South China in 1913^[5] and 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

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