| Charles Hamilton Grant Hume Harvey-Kelly | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Born | 1885 |
| Died | 1982 |
| Place of death | co Westmeath, Ireland |
| Allegiance |
 Ireland United Kingdom |
| Years of service | 1905–1928 |
| Rank | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| Unit | 127th Baluch Light Infantry |
| Awards |
DSO Mentioned in Despatches |
Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Hamilton Grant Hume Harvey-Kelly DSO (1885–1982) was Military Attaché to Kabul (1924–26).[1] He was brother to H.D. Harvey-Kelly, the first RFC pilot to land in France in the First World War.
Harvey-Kelly was educated at Bedford Modern School and Sandhurst.[2] He was commissioned in 1905 and appointed to the Indian Army in 1906 where he served in East Africa (Somaliland) between 1908 and 1910. Harvey-Kelly served with the Indian Contingent at the Coronation of King George VI in 1911.[2]
During World War I he fought on the North West frontier[3] (having been ill when his unit was shipped to the Western Front). He was mentioned in despatches three times, was made a Brevet Major and was awarded the DSO in June 1919.[4][5] In 1926 Harvey-Kelly was awarded the MacGregor Memorial Medal [2]
for military reconnaissances and journeys of exploration. His papers concerning the expedition to Afghan Turkestan are held in the national archive.[6]
Military career[]
1905: Commissioned a 2nd lieutenant on 18 January 1905
1906: Posted to the 127th Baluch Light Infantry and becomes a Double Company Officer, part of the Indian Army[7]
1907: Promoted to Lieutenant on 19 April 1907[7]
1911: Company officer & adjutant
1914: Promoted to Captain on 18 January 1914
1917: becomes a Brevet Major on 3 June 1917
1919: Awarded the DSO [4]
1920: Promoted to Major on 18 January 1920[8]
1928: retires the Indian Army, and promoted Lieutenant Colonel on retirement
Later life[]
Harvey-Kelly later retired to his native Ireland, eventually settling in Clonhugh, Co. Westmeath where he died in 1982.
References[]
- ↑ Who’s Who 1935, Published by A&C Black Ltd, 1935
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Who’s Who, 1935, Published by A&C Black Limited 1935
- ↑ "Report on the work carried out by the Makran Mission Escort by Captain Harvey-Kelly, the...". nationalarchives.gov.uk. http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/rd/8ce1b105-8a28-4b13-9ea1-dce63910b3a0. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Page 11458 - Supplement 31547, 9 September 1919 - London Gazette - The Gazette". thegazette.co.uk. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/31547/supplement/11458. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
- ↑ [1] Military Archive
- ↑ ""Diary of Major Harvey-Kelly concerning the expedition to Afghan Turkestan"". http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/e13b204f-28e1-4ce6-b0c7-d3a8f63f2a67.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Indian Army List January 1908
- ↑ Indian Army List April 1923
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