Frank Kelly
Epithet: First World War soldier
Record type: First World War Biographies
Town / Village residence: Douglas
Biography: First World War Soldier. 'No. 25222. Gunner. R.F.A (Royal Field Artillery). Former S.S. (Sunday School) Enlisted early. At first was in a Sub. Sect. 199 Batt at Canterbury Later - D Batt. 63 Brigade Lille Baracks Marlborough Lines. Aldershot. Mar. 5. Reported May 31. Left for France in 12 Division June 14 Dec.6. As above. Letter returned Apr. Nov. 1916 Bombardier C.Battery 63 Art. (Artillery) Brigade 12 Div. B.E.F. (British Expeditionary Force) Nov. 1917. E. Sub. Sect. 61 Res. Battery Lessness Park Abbeywood London S.E.2. Nov. 1918 B. Battery. 276 Bde. (Brigade) 55 Div. BEF.' (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: 11 Peel Road; Hawarden Avenue