Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Family Group:

General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Cyprus (Lt. J. W. Kelly. RAOC.) in card box of issue, with named Ministry of Defence enclosure, in OHMS transmission envelope, addressed to ‘Mrs S. J. P. Kelly, 2 St. Lawrence Way, Hurstpierpoint, Sussex’; together with the related miniature award and a R.A.O.C. badge, nearly extremely fine

Sporting Medals awarded to Lieutenant-Colonel W. J. Kelly, Royal Artillery
A miscellaneous selection of 16 sporting medals, mainly relating to football and cricket, awarded to W. J. Kelly, the majority silver (three with gold applied centres), covering the period 1923 to 1951, three named to the recipient ‘L/Bdr. W. Kelly, R.A. Portsmouth Challenge Cup 1924-25; Bdr. Kelly, W., 1st Heavy Battery R.A. Portsmouth Season 1926-27; Lt. Col. W. J. Kelly, Winners, S’pore Dist. Cricket 1949’, the others unnamed (but some dated), generally good very fine (lot) £140-£180

John William Kelly was born on 14 January 1935 and was commissioned Second Lieutenant in the Royal Army Ordnance Corps from the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst on 4 February 1955, and was promoted Lieutenant on 4 February 1957. Serving with the R.A.O.C. in Cyprus, he was advanced Captain, and died in service on 5 September 1966. He is commemorated on the Armed Forces Memorial.

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