Wall tablet in St Ann’s Church, Naval Dockyard, Portsmouth, commemorating Admiral John Kelly d. 1936
Location
St Ann's Church, Naval Dockyard, Portsmouth, England
Transcript
‘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 1939-1936. / ‘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 they are glad, because they are at rest; / and so he bringeth them into haven / where they would be.’
Details
Position: North wall of nave
Artists: Eric Gill
Event Category
1914-1918 First World War,
People
Age: 65
Date of Death: 4/11/1936
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy
Extra
Bibliography: Nikolaus Pevsner and David Lloyd 'Buildings of England: Hampshire and Isle of Wight' (London, 1996) p. 437.
Recorder: B. Tomlinson