Admiral J D Kelly GCB GCVO


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Reference WMO/75443

Address:

St Ann's Church

Sunny Walk

Portsea

PO1 3NX

England

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Status: On original site
Type: Non freestanding
Location: Internal
Setting: Inside a building - public/private
Description: Board/Plaque/ Tablet
Materials:
  • Stone Stone (any)
Lettering: Incised
Conflicts:
  • First World War (1914-1918)
About the memorial: A tall, stone tablet with dedication in black & red, lower & uppercase, incised lettering, On North Wall of Nave
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REMEMBER/ JOHN DONALD KELLY/ ADMIRAL OF THE FLEET/ G.C.B. G.C.V.O./ Second son of Lieut. Col. H.H. Kelly R.M.A./ He served his Sovereign and the Royal Navy/ faithfully for 52 years and then by the will of/ God fell asleep, Nov. 4 1936. Aged 65 years./ He served in the South African War 1902/ in HMS FORTE; in the war of 1914-1918,/ in HMS DUBLIN in pursuit of the Goeben;/ in the Dardanelles & the Adriatic; in the Grand/ Fleet in HMS DEVONSHIRE, HMS WEYMOUTH/ HMS PRINCESS ROYAL. 1919-1922 Admiralty/ Director of Operations; 1922-1923 Rear Admiral/ Mediterranean; 1924-1927 Fourth Sea/ Lord; 1927-1929 Vice Admiral, Mediterranean;/ 1929-1931 Admiral Commanding Reserves;/ 1931-1933 Commander-in-Chief Atlantic & Home/ Fleets; and ended his career in HMS VICTORY/ as Commander-in-Chief of this Port 1934-1936/ 'They go down to the sea in ships/ and occupy their business in great waters/ These men seek the works of the Lord/ and his wonders in the deep...../ Then are they glad, because they are at rest:/ and so he bringeth them unto haven/ where they would be'.

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