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Pte. John Joseph Kelly
British Army 8th Btn. East Lancashire Regiment
from:Oswaldtwistle
John Kelly served with the 8th Battalion, East Lancashire Regiment in WW1. He was posted to France on 12th of April 1917 and was wounded for the first time on 31st of July 1917 and then again on 25th of September 1917. He was listed as wounded 26th of October 1917.
John was admitted as a casualty 6th of November 1917 and was medically discharged from the West Bridgeford Hospital, Nottingham 23rd of January 1918. He is listed as having disability V.D.H. and his pension of 27/6d was to be reviewed in 26 weeks.
John sadly passed away prematurely in 1938 due to inoperable wounding, he was aged 40 years.

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