Philip James Vandeleur Kelly

Sir Philip James Vandeleur Kelly
Sir Philip James Vandeleur Kelly
Born	1 September 1878; Rangoon Burma
Died	1948
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service / branch	British Army
Years of service	1897–1945
Rank	Brigadier-General
Commands	Anglo Egyptian Darfur Expedition; 5th Mounted Brigade; 13th Cavalry Brigade; 14th West Riding Battalion, Home Guard
Battles / wars	First World War Anglo Egyptian Darfur Expedition; Sinai and Palestine campaign; ; Second World War

Sir Philip James Vandeleur Kelly KCMG DSO (1878–1948) was a cavalry officer and a brigadier-general of the British Army.

Biography

Kelly of Castle Connell, County Limerick, Ireland graduated from the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, on 3 May 1898 and joined the 3rd (The King's Own) Hussars as a second lieutenant the following day.^[1] He was promoted to lieutenant on 17 January 1900,^[2] and was stationed with his regiment at Lucknow and Bengal in India. The regiment had moved to Sialkot in the Punjab by the time he was promoted to captain on 21 January 1903.^[3] Eight years later, he was seconded to the Egyptian Army and as a captain was awarded the Imperial Ottoman Order of the Medjidieh, Fourth Class.^[4] This was followed by a second foreign award the Order of the Nile, Third Class on 20 June 1916.^[5] As a lieutenant-colonel he was given command of the Anglo Egyptian Darfur Expedition and following its successful conclusion was awarded a British Distinguished Service Order,^[6] and made a Knight Commander of the Order of Saint Michael and Saint George both in 1917.^[7]

He next served as the brigade commander of both the 5th Mounted and the 13th Cavalry Brigades, during the Sinai and Palestine campaign. His last military post was as commanding officer of the 14th West Riding Battalion, Home Guard during the Second World War. Philip James Vandeleur Kelly died in 1948.^[8]^[9]

^ "No. 26963". The London Gazette. 3 May 1898. p. 2747.
^ "No. 27160". The London Gazette. 2 February 1900. p. 691.
^ "No. 27517". The London Gazette. 20 January 1903. p. 388.
^ "No. 28418". The London Gazette. 23 September 1910. p. 6762.
^ "No. 29629". The London Gazette (Supplement). 20 June 1916. p. 6064.
^ "No. 13033". The Edinburgh Gazette. 1 January 1917. p. 23.
^ "No. 30111". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 June 1917. p. 5459.
^ "Kelly, Philip James Vandeleur (d 1948) Brigadier General". National Archives. Retrieved 15 September 2013.
^ "Private Papers of Brigadier P J V Kelly". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 15 September 2013.