Charles Harvey-Kelly

Lieutenant Colonel Charles Hamilton Grant Hume Harvey-Kelly, DSO (1885–1982) was a British Indian Army officer who served as Military Attaché to Kabul (1924–26).[1] He was brother to H.D. Harvey-Kelly, the first Royal Flying Corps pilot to land in France in the First World War.

Charles Harvey-Kelly
Born1885
Died1982
County Westmeath, Ireland
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service/branchBritish Indian Army
Years of service1905–1928
RankLieutenant Colonel
Unit127th Baluch Light Infantry
Battles/warsFirst World War
AwardsDistinguished Service Order
Mentioned in Despatches
RelationsH.D. Harvey-Kelly (brother)

Early life and career

Harvey-Kelly was educated at Bedford Modern School and Sandhurst.[2] He was commissioned in 1905 and appointed to the British 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 the First World War Harvey-Kelly 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, made a brevet major and was awarded the Distinguished Service Order in June 1919.[4][5] In 1926 Harvey-Kelly was awarded the MacGregor Memorial Medal for military reconnaissances and journeys of exploration.[2] 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[8]
1911: Company officer & adjutant
1914: Promoted to captain on 18 January 1914
1917: becomes a brevet major on 3 June 1917
1919: Awarded the Distinguished Service Order[4]
1920: Promoted to major on 18 January 1920[9]
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, County Westmeath where he died in 1982.

References
  1. Who’s Who 1935, Published by A&C Black Ltd, 1935
  2. Who’s Who, 1935, Published by A&C Black Limited 1935
  3. "Report on the work carried out by the Makran Mission Escort by Captain Harvey-Kelly, the..." nationalarchives.gov.uk. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
  4. "Page 11458 – Supplement 31547, 9 September 1919 – London Gazette – The Gazette". thegazette.co.uk. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
  5. Military Archive
  6. ""Diary of Major Harvey-Kelly concerning the expedition to Afghan Turkestan"".
  7. Indian Army List January 1908
  8. Indian Army List January 1908
  9. Indian Army List April 1923
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