Son of Patrick and Mary Kelly, of 89, Union Buildings, Blackburn, Lancashire, and formerly of 37, Back Pump Street, Pilkington Street, Bolton, Lancashire. Served through the South African Campaign and in the Dardanelles, wounded in the left thigh in Mesopotamia. Surname sometimes recorded as KELLEY.
Kelly, Thomas –
Personal details
- Surname: Kelly
- Forename: Thomas
- Date of birth: Not known
- Birth place: Bolton, Lancashire
- Place of residence: Bolton, Lancashire
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: 40
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: February 15th, 1917
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Private
- Unit: 8th (Service) Battalion.
- Service number: 23689
- Regiment: Royal Welsh [Welch] Fusiliers
- Enlistment date: Not known
- Enlistment location: Leigh, Lancashire
- Conflict: WW1
Decorations
- Service medals: Not known
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: Not known
Memorials
- Bolton (Victoria Square) War Memorial and Bolton County Borough Roll of Honour 1914-1918 Book (Hall of Remembrance)
- Bolton Roll of Honour 1914-1918 Printed Book (Library / History Centre)
- CWGC Memorial: Basra Memorial, Basra, Iraq
- CWGC reference: Panel 15.
Local newspaper entries
- Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 16/03/1917 07/12/1917
- Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 6f* S21*