George Kelly (British Army officer)

Major-General George Charles Kelly CB, DSO (October 1880 – April 1938) was a British Army officer.

George Charles Kelly
Born	October 1880
Died	April 1938
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Branch	British Army
Years of service	1899−1938
Rank	Major-General
Unit	King's Royal Rifle Corps
Commands	2nd Battalion, King’s Royal Rifle Corps 2nd Brigade 15th Brigade 49th (West Riding) Infantry Division
Battles / wars	Second Boer War First World War
Awards	Companion of the Order of the Bath Distinguished Service Order

Military career

Educated at Wellington College, Berkshire and the Royal Military College, Sandhurst,^[1] Kelly was commissioned into the King's Royal Rifle Corps on 11 November 1899.^[2] He was severely wounded at the Battle of the Tugela Heights in South Africa in February 1900 during the Second Boer War.^[3]

During the First World War he served as commanding officer of the 2nd Battalion, King’s Royal Rifle Corps from September 1917 to March 1918^[4] when, towards the end of the month, he was promoted to the temporary rank of brigadier general^[5] and became commander of the 2nd Infantry Brigade.^[1] He led his brigade in the German spring offensive and Hundred Days Offensive, during which he was wounded again in September 1918.^[1]

He became commander of 15th Infantry Brigade in April 1932 and then became General Officer Commanding the 49th (West Riding) Infantry Division in September 1935 before his death in April 1938.^[6]