Informationen zu Geburt

Geburtsjahr:
1889
Geburtsort:
Caltra, Galway, Irland, Vereinigtes Königreich

Allgemeine Informationen

Beruf:
Bauernsohn

Informationen zum Armeedienst

Land:
England, Vereinigtes Königreich
Truppe:
British Expeditionary Force
Rang:
Serjeant
Dienstnummer:
9304
Einberufung ort:
Mullingar, County Westmeath, Irland, Vereinigtes Königreich
Einheiten:
 —  East Lancashire Regiment, 2nd Bn.  (Letzte bekannte Einheit)

Informationen zu Tod

Sterbedatum:
17/08/1917
Sterbeort:
Kit Kat, Belgien
Todesursache:
Im Kampf gefallen
Alter:
28

Gedenkstätte

Tyne Cot Memorial
Tafel: 77

Auszeichnungen und Orden 3

1914 Star
Medaille
British War Medal
Medaille
Victory Medal
Medaille

Punkte von Interesse 2

#1 Geburtsort
#2 Einberufung ort

Meine Geschichte

Peter Kelly was a 29-year-old farmers’ son from Caltra, Galway, Ireland. He enlisted in 1914 in Mullingar, Westmeath, Ireland. He was part of the 2nd Battalion Lancashire Regiment, 24th Brigade, 8th Division.

On 16th August 1917 the 8th Division took part in the Battle of Langemarck, a sub battle in the Battle of Passchendaele. The 24th Brigade was in support en took over the defence of Westhoek Ridge after the attacking battalions (of the 23th and 25th Brigade) had advanced. At a certain point the 8th Division was ahead of the Divisions on its flanks, leaving it exposed to a number of couter-attacks. During the day the 2nd East Lancs were placed at the disposel of the 23rd Infantry Brigade an thrown into the fight on account of casualties and severe pressure by the enemy. The German counter attacks obliged them to withdraw the line.
No relief took place during the night. The next day, 17 August, the 2nd East Lancs were still holding the line near Kit Kat (J.1.d.3.5.).

Serjeant Peter Kelly was killed in action while holding the line on 17 August. He has no known grave and is remembered on the Tyne Cot Memorial, panel 77.

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Ancestry
https://ancestry.com
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CWGC
https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/834602/peter-kelly/
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McCarthy C., Passchendaele: The Day-by-Day Account, Londen, Unicorn Publishing Group, 2018, pp.51-53
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The Long Long Trail
http://www.longlongtrail.co.uk/
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The National Archives of Ireland - Census 1901
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Galway/Caltra/Ballintleva/1389293/
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The National Archives of Ireland - Census 1911
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Galway/Monivea/Ballyskeagh/474078/
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War Diary 2nd Bn East Lancashire Regiment and War Diary 24th Brigade
http://www.nmarchive.com
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