William R. Kelly
Epithet: First World War soldier
Record type: First World War Biographies
Town / Village residence: Douglas
Biography: First World War Soldier. 'No. 1706. Corporal. 5 Border Regt. (Regiment). Son of Mrs Kelly. Now lives in Whitehaven. M. 3 ch. (married 3 children) In the trenches & promoted to Corporal. June 14 Dec. 10. Sergeant A. Co. Brit. Exp. Force (British Expeditionary Force) Nov. 1916 Drill Instructor at Ramsey. At St George's. 26. Nov. 1917 D.Co. 4 Border R. Filey Yorks Nov. 1918 33 Ward. 2 S. Gen. Hosp. (2nd Southern General Hospital) South Mead Hosp. Bristol.' (Extract from handwritten notes by The Reverend Robert Daniel Kermode, Vicar of St George's Church, Douglas, about men from his parish serving in the First World War. MS 10003/8)
External sources: 17 Belmont Terrace