John Sherwood-Kelly
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Lieutenant-Colonel John Sherwood-Kelly was a South African recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British
John Sherwood Kelly VC
Sherwood-Kelly's grave in Brookwood Cemetery, Surrey.
Territorial Force
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The Territorial Force was a part-time volunteer component of the British Army, created in 1908 to augment British land forces without resorting to conscription. The new organisation was created by the
John Sherwood-Kelly
…Witwatersrand Gold Rush. Prior to the outbreak of the First World War he was housemaster at Langley School, Loddon, Norfolk (England) and a member of the Territorial Force in the United Kingdom. In November 1914, Sherwood-Kelly was gazetted a major with the 10th Norfolk Regiment. He repeatedly requested a transfer and was…
Presentations of colours and guidons to 108 units of the Territorial Force by King Edward VII at Windsor Castle, 19 June 1909
Late 19th-century volunteers of the 22nd Middlesex Rifle Volunteers (Central London Rangers)
Richard Haldane, architect of the Territorial Force
Lord Roberts, fierce critic of the Territorial Force and strong proponent of conscription as a better alternative