John Joseph KELLY

1894 - 1915  (20 years)

• Name	John Joseph KELLY  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Birth	2 Nov 1894	67 The Wells, Londonderry   [1, 4]
  Gender	Male
  1901 Census	31 Mar 1901	St. Columbs Wells, Ireland   [7]
  1911 Census	2 Apr 1911	Londonderry Urban (4), Londonderry, Ireland   [4]
  	Messenger Boy
  Military Enlistment	22 Aug 1914
  	Pte, Irish Guards; 2 Belfast
  CA1915	22 Sep 1914	Belfast, Antrim, Ireland   [8]
  	Pte, Irish Guards
  Occupation	22 Sep 1914	Belfast, Antrim, Ireland   [8]
  	2nd Division, Belfast
  _MILT	4 Jan 1915	France   [5, 6]
  	Private, Irish Guards
  Commonwealth War Grave	25 Feb 1915	Bethune Town Cemetery, Bethune, Departement du Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France   [2]
  	4876, Private John Joseph Kelly, 1 Battalion, Irish Guards
  Name	J Kelly  [8]
  Death	25 Feb 1915	France   [1, 2, 3]
  Person ID	I7848	Ordnance Survey People
  Last Modified	2 May 2026

  
  

  Father	John KELLY,   b. Abt 1841
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Rose Anne KELLY,   b. Abt 1859
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F1078	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  John Joseph Kelly was born in St. Columbs Wells, Ireland on 2 October 1894 the child on John Kelly and Rosanne Plumb. He had five siblings, namely: Maryann, Cassie, Rose Teresa, Lizzie, and James. John Joseph enlisted into the Irish Guards on 22 August 1914 at that time he was working in the Ordnance Survey, 2 Division based in Belfast. John Joseph arrived in France on 4 Jan 1915 and joind his Battalion which was already billeted Richebourg St. Vaast. In February 1915 the 1st Battalion saw action a Cuinchy after recieving an injury John Joseph was evacuated to hospital at Bethune where he died of wounds on 25 February 1915. Commonwealth War Grave Memorial He lived in St. Columbs Wells, Ireland on 31 Mar 1901. He lived in Londonderry Urban (4), Londonderry, Ireland on 02 Apr 1911 (Age: 16; Relation to Head of House: Son). He served in the military between 1914-1920. Enlistment: 22 Aug 1914 (Pte, Irish Guards; 2 Belfast) WW1: (Private, 1 Battalion, Irish Guards (4876)) Mem: (WW1; Memorial) He was buried in Bethune, Departement du Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France. J Kelly enlisted into the Irish Guards on 22 Aug 1914 according to this web site http://armyservicenumbers.blogspot.co.uk/2009/01/irish-guards.html his service number would be between 4809 and 5053. OS records dated April 1917 report his death. The only person on the CWGC to fit the criteria is John Joseph Kelly 4876

  
  

• Sources

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