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Dec 17, 1897
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Born in Blackhill, Durham, England to John and
Eliza (nee Tompkins) Kelly
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Jan 29, 1917
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Attested into the 254th Battalion CEF
in Maynooth, Ontario
Ø Number 1093318
Ø Next of kin given as Eliza
Jane Thompkins, mother, Maynooth, Ontario
Ø Previous occupation given as
Miner
Ø No previous military
experience given
Ø Religion given as Church of
England
The battalion trained in the Belleville, Ontario
area
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May 29, 1917
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Embarked the SS Olympic in Halifax, Nova Scotia
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Jun 9, 1917
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Disembarked in Liverpool, England and the
battalion proceeded to Seaford where it was absorbed into the 6th
Reserve Battalion to continue training
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Sep 2, 1917
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Transferred to the 21st Battalion
Arrived at the No. 2 CIBD (Canadian Infantry Base
Depot) in Etaples, France as part of a draft of 83 reinforcements from
England and TOS (Taken On Strength) the 21st Battalion
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Sep 16, 1917
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After leaving the base depot, he joined the CC
Rein C (Canadian Corps Reinforcement Camp) in Villers au Bois, France
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Oct 14, 1917
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After leaving the reinforcement camp, Pte Kelly joined the 21st
Battalion resting in Villers au Bois, France
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Jan 18, 1918
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Admitted to the No. 12 CFA (Canadian Field
Ambulance) with a diagnosis that reads PUO (Pyrexia of Unknown Origin), a
fever without a known cause. This was
sometimes referred to as Trench Fever
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Jan 19, 1918
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Transferred to the No. 4 Canadian Field Ambulance
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Jan 20, 1918
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Transferred to the No. 18 CCS (Casualty Clearing
Station)
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Feb 1, 1918
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Transferred via the No. 8 AT (Ambulance Train)
and admitted to the No. 22 General Hospital in Camiers, France
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Feb 10, 1918
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Transferred to the 6th Convalescent
Depot in Etaples, France
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Feb 12, 1918
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Transferred to the No. 14 Convalescent Depot in
Trouville, France
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Mar 24, 1918
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Discharged from hospital care and reported to the
No. 2 Canadian Infantry Base Depot in Etaples, France
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Apr 28, 1918
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After leaving the base depot, he joined the
Canadian Corps Reinforcement Camp in Calonne Ricouart, France
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May 14, 1918
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After leaving the reinforcement camp, Private
Kelly rejoined the 21st Battalion in the front line south of
Mercatel, France
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Aug 26, 1918
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During fighting on the south side of the Arras –
Cambrai Road, on the west side of the Cojeul River, Private Kelly received a
wound to his left hand and was evacuated to the No. 33 Casualty Clearing
Station
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Aug 28, 1918
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Transferred via the No. 23 Ambulance Train and
admitted to the No. 5 Canadian Field Ambulance. He was transferred the same day to the No.
42 Casualty Clearing Station
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Aug 29, 1918
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Transferred via the No. 5 Ambulance Train and
admitted to the No. 26 General Hospital in Etaples, France
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Aug 31, 1918
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Transferred to the No. 6 Convalescent Depot in
Etaples, France
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Sep 1, 1918
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Transferred to the No. 12 Convalescent Depot in
Aubengue, France
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Sep 9, 1918
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Transferred to the No. 10 Convalescent Depot in
Ecault, France
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Sep 14, 1918
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Transferred to the No. 5 Rest Camp in the St.
Martin’s Camp, Ostrohove, France
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Sep 18, 1918
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Discharged from hospital care and reported to the
Canadian Infantry Base Depot in Etaples, France
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Sep 25, 1918
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After leaving the base depot, he joined the
Canadian Corps Reinforcement Camp in Aubin St. Vaast, France
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Sep 26, 1918
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After leaving the reinforcement camp, Private
Kelly rejoined the 21st Battalion resting near Cherisy, France
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Oct 11, 1918
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During the liberation of the town of Iwuy,
France, Private Kelly received a wound to his right thigh and was evacuated
to a field ambulance for first aid before being transported to the No. 1
Casualty Clearing Station where surgery was performed to remove shrapnel
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Oct 13, 1918
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Transferred to the No. 26 General Hospital in
Etaples, France
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Oct 14, 1918
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Invalided to England aboard the Hospital Ship
Ville de Liege
On arrival in England, he was admitted to the Cambridge
Hospital in Aldershot
Transferred to the Eastern Ontario Regimental
Depot for pay purposes while in hospital
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Oct 21, 1918
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Transferred to the No. 4 Canadian General
Hospital in Basingstoke
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Dec 29, 1918
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Discharged from hospital care and transferred to
the 6th Reserve Battalion in Seaford
Granted 10 days sick leave
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Jan 15, 1919
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Sentenced to 10 days Field Punishment No. 2 for
overstaying his leave from January 9 to January 14, 1919. He also forfeited a total of 15 day’s pay
for his absence
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Feb 8, 1919
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Transferred to Military District No. 3 Wing in
Kinmel Park, Rhyl pending return to Canada
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Feb 22, 1919
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Embarked the SS Belgic in Liverpool
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Mar 2, 1919
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Disembarked in Halifax, Nova Scotia and proceeded
to Kingston, Ontario where he was Taken On Strength of Military District No.
3 Casualty Company
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Mar 6, 1919
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Granted leave until March 19, 1919
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Mar 24, 1919
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Discharged from the CEF in Kingston, Ontario
Ø Rank on discharge Private
Ø War Service Badge Class “A”
issued number 91016
Ø Proposed residence on
discharge Maynooth, Ontario
Following his discharge, the British War Medal
and Victory Medals were sent to him at RR #1, Sulphur Springs, Alberta
Married to Lola Beatrice Walker in Vermilion,
Alberta in 1929. Lola died in Provost,
Alberta September 24, 1930 just 2 days after giving birth to a daughter.
He later married Alma Martha McCluskey
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Oct 16, 1963
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Alfred Kelly died in Provost, Alberta and was buried in the
Provost Cemetery
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