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Charles Hamilton Grant Hume Harvey-Kelly

1885 – 1982

British Indian Army officer

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Lived 1885 – 1982 (aged 96–97). Charles Hamilton Grant Hume Harvey-Kelly was a military personnel.

Lieutenant Colonel Charles Hamilton Grant Hume Harvey-Kelly (1885–1982), also known as C. H. G. H Harvey-Kelly, was a British Indian Army officer who served as Military Attaché to Kabul (1924–26). In 1926 he was awarded the MacGregor Memorial Medal for military reconnaissances and journeys of exploration. His brother was H.D. Harvey-Kelly, the first Royal Flying Corps pilot to land in France in the First World War.

After graduating at the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, He was promoted to Lieutenant on 19 April 1907, He was mentioned in dispatches three times, made a brevet major and was awarded the Distinguished Service Order in June 1919.

On 18 January 1920 he was promoted to major, and was at the staff college in Quetta in 1921. and was awarded the MacGregor Memorial Medal for military reconnaissances and journeys of exploration. He retired from the Indian Army in 1928 and was promoted to Lieutenant-Colonel on retirement.

In 1913 an Indian officer rejoined his regiment after a tour of duty as orderly officer to King George V. When asked what was the most remarkable sight of his visit to Europe he answered "Tate Sahib's moustache."

Harvey-Kelly retired to his native Ireland, eventually settling in Clonhugh, County Westmeath where he died in 1982.

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Important facts

Born
1885
Birth century
Died
1982, County Westmeath
Occupation
Education
Royal Military College, Sandhurst, Bedford Modern School
Awards
Distinguished Service Order; MacGregor Medal; Mentioned in Despatches

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Who was Charles Hamilton Grant Hume Harvey-Kelly?

British Indian Army officer (1885–1982)

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Charles Hamilton Grant Hume Harvey-Kelly was born in 1885.

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Charles Hamilton Grant Hume Harvey-Kelly died in 1982 in County Westmeath.

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Charles Hamilton Grant Hume Harvey-Kelly was a military personnel.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Charles Hamilton Grant Hume Harvey-Kelly

· Wikidata: Q18109062

· DBpedia: Charles Harvey-Kelly

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