W.J. Kelly
Epithet: First World War soldier
Record type: First World War Biographies
Town / Village residence: Douglas
Biography: First World War Soldier. 'No. 97473. Gunner. R.G.A. (Royal Garrison Artillery). Reported Sept. 1917. - a good time in army. Mother lives at 3 Allan St. Nov. 1917. 295 Siege Battery R.G.A. B.E.F. (British Expeditionary Force) Nov. 1918 Home discharged (crossed out). As before.' (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: 3 Allan Street; 2 Parr Street