only _s._ of the Rev. John William Wynne-Jones, of Treiorwerth,
Anglesey, Vicar of Carnarvon, by his wife, the Hon. Jessie Frances née
Bruce, dau. of Henry Austin, 1st Baron Aberdare; _b._ Carnarvon,
13 May, 1887; educ. Fonthill, Charterhouse, and Trinity College,
Cambridge, where he rowed in his college boat and won his oar. He
graduated B.A. 1909, and after passing his A.M. Inst. C.E. examination,
was for nearly two years an engineer on the Cardiff Railway, under the
late Lord Merthyr, being subsequently appointed one of the engineers
of the Mexican Eagle Oil Co., at Tampico, Mexico. He had joined the
Special Reserve of Officers of the Royal Engineers as 2nd Lieut. 26
June, 1912, and on the outbreak of war, without waiting to be summoned,
he at once returned to England. He was promoted Lieut. 4 Oct. 1914;
left for France 4 Oct. 1914, with the 7th Division, and was killed in
action at Zandevoorde, during the 1st Battle of Ypres on the 29th of
the same month; _unm._ Capt. (now Major) Guy Williams, commanding
54th Field Coy., wrote that they were called upon to counter-attack
with the Yorkshire Regt. at a point where the Germans had broken
through the British firing line. “Lieut. Wynne-Jones was leading
his section when the enemy’s shrapnel found them, and he was killed
instantaneously. The Coy. feel his loss very much. He understood
his men and his job. I miss him personally as an excellent and most
efficient subaltern and as a good friend.” Capt. R. M. Burgoyne, 2nd
Royal Scots Fusiliers, now a prisoner in Germany, also wrote of two
engineer officers, Lieut. Wynne-Jones and Lieut. J. M. Smeathman,
who, he said, “Did a lot of good work for them, both as engineers and
infantry, always being ready to take a rifle and bear a hand. They were
two very gallant fellows.”
[Illustration: =Morys Wynne-Jones.=]
=DE JONGH, FRANK=, Corpl., No. 2778, Lord Strathcona’s Horse,
Canadian Expeditionary Force, 2nd _s._ of Francis de Jongh, of 6,
Avenue Theatre, Lausanne, by his wife, Nellie, dau. of Henry Lahee,
of Croydon; _b._ Lausanne, 22 June, 1889; educ. there; went to
Canada in Sept. 1906, and settled at Montreal; joined Lord Strathcona’s
Horse in Sept. 1914, came over in Oct. 1914; went to the Front, March,
1915, and died of wounds received in action at Messines, 6 Aug. 1915;
_unm._ Buried at Neuve Eglise, Flanders. An officer wrote: “He was
a splendid fellow and beloved by everyone with whom he came in contact
and deservedly enjoyed a respect and love of which very few men can
boast.”
[Illustration: =Frank de Jongh.=]
=JORDAN, ALFRED=, A.B. (R.F.R., Ch. B. 3733), 182347, H.M.S.
Aboukir: lost in action in the North Sea, 22 Sept. 1914.
=JORDAN, CHARLES WILLIAM=, Seaman, R.N.R., 5111B., H.M.S. Cressy;
lost in action in the North Sea, 22 Sept. 1914.
=JORDAN, GEORGE GRAEME=, Private, No. 2302, 1/14th Battn. (London
Scottish) The London Regt. (T.F.), 2nd _s._ of George Silas
Jordan, of 21, Blackheath Rise, Lewisham, Director of Edwards & Sons,
Ltd., Dairy Farmers and Dairymen, by his wife, Cecilia Annetta, dau.
of Theodore Brooke Jones, of Harrogate; _b._ Lewisham, S.E., 10
June, 1896; educ. Colf’s Grammar School, Lewisham Hill; was in business
with Messrs. Yencken & Co., Tower Hill, Australian Merchants; joined
the 2nd Battn. London Scottish, with his elder brother, 20 Aug. 1914;
transferred to the 1st Battn. and left for France, 16 Sept. 1914,
and died a prisoner of war in the Military Hospital, Aix-la-Chapelle
(Aachen), 20 Nov. following, of wounds received in the first charge
of the London Scottish at Messines on 1 Nov. Buried, Aix-la-Chapelle;
_unm._
[Illustration: =George Graeme Jordan.=]
=JORDAN, WALTER JOHN LAVERNE=, Trooper, No. 2254, 1/1st Sussex
Yeomanry (T.F.), only _s._ of Alfred John Jordan, of Montreal,
by his wife, Laverna (36, Tivoli Crescent, Brighton), dau. of
Frederick Walter Yateman, of Bound’s Green, N., and Preston Park;
_b._ London, 3 June, 1891; educ. Brighton Grammar School; was a
Motor Engineer; joined Sussex Yeomanry, 16 Oct. 1914; left for the
Dardanelles, 26 Sept. 1915, and died on board H.M. Hospital Ship Assaye
20 Dec. following, of wounds received in action in Gallipoli. A comrade
(L. J. Cooke) wrote: “The regt. was ordered to move off to support
troops in the trenches, this move was carried out whilst a heavy
bombardment from both sides was in progress. Whilst the Sussex Yeomanry
were marching up the Gully, high explosive shells were falling in the
Gully; these shells were endeavouring to silence a British battery
which was situated on the left of the Gully on the high cliff. One of
these shells fell near to the Squadron your brother belonged to, and
six of them were wounded. I was coming up in the rear of the regt. with
the Doctor, and we had a message that some ‘boys’ had been hit. When
we arrived on the spot we found three badly wounded and three slightly
wounded. Your brother had received a severe wound situated at the base
of the left lung, the wound was large enough to put a person’s fore
finger and thumb in, being a triangular shaped wound, the sides of
which were about 2½ inches. While the party were dressing the wounded
three more shells exploded about 8 yards from us, the second of which
was nearer to us than the other two, and this shell knocked us all over
and blew the dressing off your brother’s back which we had just got
clean and in position, and covering him with dirt. When the dust had
cleared I expected to find everybody blown to pieces, and marvelled at
my own lucky escape of only being down away about 6 feet ... I should
like to mention that your brother was absolutely one of the best liked
fellows in the regt., and had all sorts of nicknames. He was always
so jovial, and he is greatly missed by all the old boys.” He was the
half-mile champion of Sussex, and a member of the Brighton and County
Harriers. Buried at sea, 1 mile off Cape Helles. He _m._ at
Brighton, 14 Oct. 1913, Edith Sarah, dau. of (--) Raymond; _s.p._
[Illustration: =Walter John L. Jordan.=]
=JORDAN, WILLIAM HENRY=, Private, No. 5456, 1st Battn. Coldstream
Guards; enlisted 5 March, 1904; served with the Expeditionary Force in
France and Flanders from 21 Aug. 1914; killed in action on or about 29
Oct. 1914.
=JOSEPHS, ARCHIBALD EDWIN=, Private, No. 9614, 1st Battn.
Coldstream Guards; served with the Expeditionary Force in France and
Flanders; killed in action on or about 14 Sept. 1914.
=JOSEPHS, CHERIBIM=, Stoker, H.M.S. Good Hope; lost in action off
Coronel, on the coast of Chili, 1 Nov. 1914.
=JOSEPHS, GEORGE=, Stoker, H.M.S. Good Hope; lost in action off
Coronel, on the coast of Chili, 1 Nov. 1914.
=JOSLIN, JOHN FRANCIS=, Major, 2nd, attd. 1st, Battn. Royal West
Kent Regt., only surviving _s._ of the late John Joslin, of St.
Helier’s, Jersey, by his wife, Mary (7, Almorah Crescent, St. Helier’s
Jersey), dau. of Francis Philip Cabot; _b._ St. Helier’s, 2 Sept.
1874; educ. Victoria College, Jersey; gazetted 2nd Lieut. 2nd Royal
West Kents, from the Militia, 7 Dec. 1895, and promoted Lieut. 13
Nov. 1897; served in the South African War 1900–2, taking part in the
operations in the Orange Free State, April to May, 1900; in the Orange
River Colony, May to 29 Nov. 1900, including actions at Biddulphsberg
and Wittebergen (1 to 29 July); in Cape Colony, south of the Orange
River, 1900; in the Transvaal, Aug. to Sept. 1901, and April to 31
May, 1902; and in the Orange River Colony, 30 Nov. 1900 to Aug. 1901,
and Sept. 1901 to April, 1902. For his service he was mentioned in
Despatches [London Gazette, 29 July, 1901], and received the Queen’s
medal with three clasps and the King’s medal with two clasps. He was
promoted Capt. 7 Jan. 1903, and from 16 Nov. 1904 to 15 Nov. 1907 was
Adjutant to his Battn. After passing through the Staff College he
acted as Brigade-Major to Gen. Braithwaite at the Durbar, for which
he received the medal, and was promoted Major 3 Sept. 1914. He left
for France 24 Oct., and in Nov. became Commandant on the lines of
communication. Having been attd. to the 1st Battn. of his regt., he led
the storming party (1st West Kents and 2nd K.O.S.B.’s) which captured
Hill 60 on the evening of 17 April, 1915, but after holding the hill
all night and repulsing three counter-attacks, he was killed as the
West Kents were being relieved in the early hours of the 18th. He was
the last to leave the position, and was shot in the act of leaving,
death being almost instantaneous. He was _unm._ A brother officer
wrote of him: “And in action he was splendid, quite without fear,
and able by his example to inspire and encourage those around him.
But in your sorrow should mingle pride, for to the very end he did
his duty right well, and did much to keep the regimental standard of
self-sacrifice as high as it now is. And such records never die.”
[Illustration: =John Francis Joslin.=]
=JOURNEAUX, WILLIAM FRANCIS=, Stoker, 2nd Class, K. 21979, H.M.S.
Good Hope; lost in action off Coronel, on the coast of Chili, 1 Nov.
1914.
=JOYCE, LEUI HAROLD=, Boy, 1st Class, J. 25447, H.M.S. Hawke; lost
when that ship was torpedoed in the North Sea, 15 Oct. 1914.
=JUDGE, FREDERICK DAVID=, L.-Corpl., No. 8439, 2nd Battn.
Coldstream Guards, 3rd _s._ of George Judge, of 54, Yarmouth Road,
Watford, Gardener, by his wife, Mary, dau. of James Brown; _b._
Sarratt, co. Herts, 8 Feb. 1888; educ. there; enlisted, 12 Aug. 1909,
served three years with the Colours and then took up his trade again
as a Printer, until called up on mobilisation, 4 Aug. 1914. He went to
France with the 1st Expeditionary Force, served through the retreat
from Mons and the Battles of the Aisne and the Marne, and was killed in
a bayonet charge at Cuinchy, near La Bassée, 1 Feb. 1915, being buried
in Cuinchy Cemetery; _unm._
[Illustration: =Frederick David Judge.=]
=JUKES, RONALD WORTHINGTON=, Sub-Lieut., Collingwood Battn. Royal
Naval Division, only surviving _s._ of the Rev. Worthington Jukes,
Rector of Shobrooke, near Crediton, co. Devon, by his wife, Emily,
dau. of (--) Crossley, of Belfast; _b._ Shobrooke Rectory, 10
Dec. 1892; educ. Crediton Grammar School and King’s College, Taunton,
and afterwards trained on H.M.S. Worcester for the Mercantile Marine,
which he entered 12 April, 1911; gazetted Sub-Lieut. R.N.D. 14 Nov.
1914; left for the Dardanelles, 12 May, 1915, and was killed in action
in Gallipoli during the attack on the Krithia-Achi Baba position, 4
June, following; _unm._ Lieut.-Commander West, of the Collingwood
Battn. wrote: “Your son was one of our best platoon commanders.” And
Petty-Officer Finnigan, of his Platoon (11th Platoon, C Coy.), wrote:
“He had been last seen fighting gallantly with a few men, against the
enemy, who had cut them off, the enemy being in such force that rescue
was impossible.”
[Illustration: =Ronald W. Jukes.=]
=JULIETTE, PHILIP=, Stoker (Native), H.M.S. Good Hope; lost in
action off Coronel, on the coast of Chili, 1 Nov. 1914.
=JULIN, THOMAS FAWCETT=, Colour-Sergt., R.M.L.I., 17057, H.M.S.
Good Hope; lost in action off Coronel, on the coast of Chili, 1 Nov.
1914.
=JUPE, BRUCE DUNNING=, Acting E.R.A., 4th Class, M. 784, H.M.S.
Good Hope; lost in action off Coronel, on the coast of Chili, 1 Nov.
1914.
=JUPP, GEORGE=, A.B. (R.F.R., B. 2524), 215170, H.M.S. Good Hope;
lost in action off Coronel, on the coast of Chili, 1 Nov. 1914.
=JURY, WILLIAM=, Private, R.M.L.I. (R.F.R.), Ch. 8886, H.M.S.
Hawke; lost when that ship was torpedoed in the North Sea, 15 Oct.
1914; _m._
=JUSTICE, MAURICE=, Plumber’s Mate, 310303, H.M.S. Hogue; lost in
action in the North Sea, 22 Sept. 1914.
=JUSTICE, PERCY HAROLD=, 1st Class Machine Gunner, No. 9032, 1st
Battn. Coldstream Guards, 2nd. _s._ of Caleb William Justice,
of Napton, Rugby, co. Warwick, by his wife, Janie, dau. of the Rev.
Ravenor Edward Rose, of Colyton, co. Devon; _b._ Napton, 23 June,
1890; enlisted, in March, 1911, went to France with his regt. in Aug.
1914, and was killed in action at Cuinchy, 24 Jan, 1915; _unm._
He was buried 25 yards S.W. of the Railway Bridge over the Canal, 400
yards N.W. of Pont Fixe, Cuinchy. His Commanding Officer, Lieut. T.
A. Tapp, wrote: “I was in charge of the machine-gun section for some
months in France, and among a splendid team your boy and W. Wright
stood out as the two most brilliant members: poor Wright was killed on
25 Jan., and I feel it will be impossible ever to replace him and your
boy. They could neither have been more perfect as machine gunners, or
more brave, and always first to wish to take the place of danger. Your
boy was killed on 24 Jan. by a chance shot in the head, just south
of the La Bassée Canal, where he was with the machine gun, in a very
dangerous and important position. I had come to feel I should always be
safe to be able to get up my guns under no matter what fire, and have
them brilliantly served as long as I had these two men with me. I had
spent some months continuously with them, and now not only feel I have
lost two irreplaceable men, but also two friends. Your son died doing
his duty as he had always done, most gallantly.” Justice was one of the
winning team for the Machine-gun Cup in 1913.
[Illustration: =Percy Harold Justice.=]
=KADWELL, WILLIAM=, Corpl., R.M.L.I., Ch./13957, H.M.S. Aboukir;
lost in action in the North Sea, 22 Sept. 1914.
=KAIN, STANLEY=, S.B.S., 250914, H.M.S. Good Hope; lost in action
off Coronel, on the coast of Chili, 1 Nov. 1914.
=KALLAWAY, EDGAR=, Private, No. 6761, 1st Battn. Coldstream
Guards, yst. _s._ of the late James Kallaway, of 46, Grays
Road, Taunton, by his wife, Jane, dau. of John Lewis, of Bridgwater;
_b._ West Monkton, Taunton, co. Somerset 19 Sept. 1886; educ.
Taunton; enlisted, 2 May, 1906; served three years with the Colours and
then went to Canada in 1913 and settled in Manitoba. On the declaration
of war he was called up, arrived in England, 7 Sept. 1914, and left for
France, 7 Oct. following. His last post card was written on 26 Oct. In
the action at Ypres, on the 29th of that month, the 1st Battn. suffered
very heavily, and after it Kallaway was reported missing. He is now
assumed to have been killed that day; _unm._
[Illustration: =Edgar Kallaway.=]
=KANE, CHARLES=, Stoker, 1st Class, 302531, H.M.S. Good Hope; lost
in action off Coronel, on the coast of Chili, 1 Nov. 1914.
=KAVANAGH, THOMAS JOSEPH CUTHBERT=, A.B. (R.F.R., Ch. B. 1521),
177201, H.M.S. Aboukir; lost in action in the North Sea, 22 Sept. 1914.
=KEABLE, JOSEPH WILLIAM=, Stoker, 1st Class, K. 14165, H.M.S.
Aboukir; lost in action in the North Sea, 22 Sept. 1914.
=KEAM, GEORGE JAMES=, Seaman, R.N.R., 1893 D., H.M.S. Cressy; lost
in action in the North Sea, 22 Sept. 1914.
=KEATES, ARTHUR SYDNEY=, A. B., R.N.V.R. Mersey, Z/24, C Coy. Howe
Battn., _s._ of William Keates, of Anfield, by his wife, Jane
Ann, dau. of the late David Greenwood, of Liverpool, Ship’s Carpenter,
and gdson. of the late John Keates, of Liverpool, formerly Coldstream
Guards; _b._ Bessbrook, co. Armagh, 27 May, 1897; educ. Walton
Lane Council School, Liverpool, enlisted following the outbreak of war,
7 Sept. 1914, and _d._ in No. 17 Hospital, Alexandria, 15 May,
1915, from wounds in the left hand and shoulder, received in action in
Gallipoli on Sunday, 2 May. On the eve of embarking at Bristol he wrote
to his father: “I am going without the slightest fear of death and with
a true confidence in my Maker. My motto is duty.”
[Illustration: =Arthur Sydney Keates.=]
=KEATES, REGINALD=, A.B. (R.F.R., B. 6237), S.S. 2565, H.M.S. Good
Hope; lost in action off Coronel, on the coast of Chili, 1 Nov. 1914.
=KEATES, THOMAS TRANCER=, Stoker, 1st Class, K. 14113, H.M.S.
Cressy; lost in action in the North Sea, 22 Sept. 1914.
=KEELAN, JOHN=, Private, No. 14908, 2nd Battn. Royal Irish Rifles,
eldest _s._ of Patrick Keelan, of 13, Greville Street, Mullingar,
J.P., General Draper, by his wife, Annie, dau. of John Skerrin
Kilkenny; _b._ Mullingar, 13 Dec. 1882; educ. Christian Brothers
Schools there; after the outbreak of war enlisted in the Royal Irish
Rifles on or about 15 Sept. 1914, and was killed in action near Kemmel,
in France, 30 Jan. 1915; _unm._
=KEELER, SIDNEY=, Stoker, 1st Class (R.F.R., Ch. B. 7234), S.S.
102151, H.M.S. Aboukir; lost in action in the North Sea, 22 Sept. 1914.
=KEEN, FRED=, Officer’s Steward, 1st Class, L. 2470, Portsmouth,
H.M.S. Pathfinder; lost when that ship was sunk by a mine, about 20
miles off the East Coast, 5 Sept. 1914.
=KEENE, EDWARD=, Stoker, 1st Class, K. 13675, H.M.S. Good Hope;
lost in action off Coronel, on the coast of Chili, 1 Nov. 1914.
=KEENE, OSWALD REES=, Private, No. 15866, 2nd Battn. Duke of
Wellington’s West Riding Regt., eldest _s._ of the late Rev.
Rees Keene, M.A., Oxon, Theological Lecturer at St. Bees College,
and afterwards Rector of Gosforth, co. Cumberland, 1895–1910; by his
wife, Louisa Margaret, 2nd dau. of the late Sir Augustus Helder, M.P.;
_b._ St. Bees, co. Cumberland, 30 April, 1891; educ. Alton School,
Plymouth; The School, Malvern Link, and Malvern College; gazetted 2nd
Lieut. 5th Border Territorial Regt., 31 May, 1911, but was obliged to
retire through ill-health. On the outbreak of war he volunteered, and
enlisted in the 3rd Battn. York and Lancaster Regt., 12 Dec. 1914, and
was afterwards transferred to the Duke of Wellington’s. Left for the
Front, 28 April, 1915, and was killed in action on Hill 60 by poisoned
gas, 5 May, 1915. Buried at Ypres; _unm._
=KEENLYSIDE, CECIL ALEXANDER HEADLAM=, Capt., 1st Cambridgeshire
Regt. (T.F.), 3rd _s._ of the late Francis Headlam Keenlyside, of
Gally Law, Weybridge, Barrister-at-Law, by his wife, Mary Anne Hales,
2nd dau. of Edward Charles Hales Wilkie, Lieut., 1st Dragoon Guards
(gddau. of Lieut.-Col. Fletcher Wilkie, 35th and 38th Regt, and gt.
gddau. of Thomas Wilkie, Lieut. 30th Regt., who died in the American
War, 1781); _b._ Surbiton, 23 Oct. 1881; educ. Charterhouse, and
Trinity College, Oxford; and while at the latter joined the Oxfordshire
L.I. and served with them in the South African War. He afterwards
obtained a commission as 2nd Lieut. in the Cambridge Territorials 24
Feb. 1913, and was promoted Lieut. 26 Aug. 1914, and Capt. 16 Sept.
following. On the outbreak of the European War he volunteered for
Imperial service; went to France with his regt., 14 Feb. 1915, and was
killed in action near Armentières, 20 July, 1915. He was struck by a
splinter of shell in the throat and immediately became unconscious,
and died a quarter of an hour later. Col. Copeman, Commanding 1st
Cambridgeshires wrote to his widow: “You ought to be told that his
death is the most grievous blow that has yet befallen the Battn.
That he was at all times an inspiration and help to us all and his
loss is irreparable.” He was a very keen cricket and racquet player;
played cricket for his school Charterhouse, and also several times for
Cambridge county. A very active member of the National Service League.
He _m._ at Weybridge, 14 Sept. 1910, Gladys Mary, dau. of the
late Henry Ernest Milne, of Warrenhurst, Weybridge, Barrister-at-Law,
and had two children: Francis Hugh, _b._ 7 July, 1911; and
Phoebe Lavender, _b._ 28 Aug. 1914. His brother, Capt. G. F. H.
Keenlyside, died of wounds (see following notice).
[Illustration: =Cecil A. H. Keenlyside.=]
=KEENLYSIDE, GUY FRANCIS HEADLAM=, Capt., 1st Battn. Queen’s
Own Royal West Kent Regt., 2nd _s._ of the late Francis Headlam
Keenlyside, of Gally Law, Weybridge, Barrister-at-Law, etc. (see
preceding notice); _b._ 9 Jan. 1880, educ. Charterhouse and
Sandhurst; gazetted 2nd Lieut., Royal West Kent Regt., 12 Aug. 1899,
and promoted Lieut. 5 June, 1901, and Capt. 21 Sept. 1904; was Adjutant
of Volunteers, 16 July, 1906, to 31 March, 1908, and of Territorials,
1 April, 1908, to Aug. 1911; served with the Expeditionary Force in
France and Flanders, and died in Hospital at Boulogne, 29 Oct. 1914,
of wounds received in action at Neuve Chapelle. He _m._ 1906,
Rose Margaret (Braemar, Kingston Road, Staines), dau. of Seymour Henry
Knyvett, I.S.O., and had two sons: Richard Headlam, _b._ 13 May,
1909; and Christopher Headlam, _b._ 4 May, 1913.
=KEIGHT, JOSEPH=, A.B. (R.F.R., B. 2842), 198973 Chatham, H.M.S.
Good Hope; lost in action off Coronel, on the coast of Chili, 1 Nov.
1914.
=KELLAS, ARTHUR=, M.B., Ch.B., D.P.H., Capt., tempy. Major,
R.A.M.C. (T.F.), attd. 89th Field Ambulance, 86th Infantry Brigade,
29th Division, yst. _s._ of the late James Fowler Kellas,
Superintendent of the Mercantile Marine for the Port of Aberdeen,
by his wife, Mary Boyd (48, Carden Place, Aberdeen), dau. of Peter
Mitchell, of Ballater, Aberdeenshire; _b._ Aberdeen, 1 March,
1884; educ. Aberdeen Grammar School and Aberdeen University, where
he graduated M.B., Ch.B. in 1906, and in the following year took the
degree of D.P.H. In 1914 he obtained the new diploma of psychiatry at
the University of Edinburgh. For a short time he was Resident Physician
and Surgeon in the Sick Children’s Hospital, and subsequently held the
appointment of Senior Medical Assistant at the Royal Asylum, Aberdeen.
While a student at Aberdeen University he served for some time in the
R.A.M.C. (T.F.) and afterwards in the University Corps of the Scottish
Horse. He received a commission as Lieut. in 1st Highland Ambulance,
R.A.M.C. (T.F.), 2 Feb. 1909, and was promoted Capt., 2 Aug. 1912. On
the outbreak of war he volunteered for Imperial service; left for the
Dardanelles with the 29th Division on 18 March, 1915, and was killed in
action in Gallipoli, 6 Aug. following. Buried in Military Cemetery at
Lancashire Landing, Gallipoli; _unm._ Lieut.-Col. Thomas Fraser,
commanding 1st Highland Field Ambulance, wrote: “To everyone in the
Ambulance, Arthur had endeared himself by his excellent qualities of
head and heart, by his devotion to duty and by his keen interest in
everything that pertained to the good of the Ambulance as a whole. The
men of his own section adored him, and there was no better trained or
harder working unit in the Peninsula. To myself personally his loss
is irreparable. Amongst a group of excellent officers, I regarded him
as outstanding. He had been the greatest possible help to me, first
as Transport Officer and then as Commander of C Section. We had been
working together for just a year, and our most intimate association had
been absolutely without friction. He had a great capacity for work,
was an excellent organiser with a firm grasp of detail, of cool and
sane judgment and a high sense of discipline, which was an outstanding
example to all. Of his personal qualities and his unswerving loyalty
I shall say nothing, save that they leave with me a lasting and
unclouded memory which is full of pleasantness and cannot be effaced.
We are all shocked by the suddenness of his end, though glad that it
was a painless one. He was hit in the head by a sniper while making
final arrangements before an action, during which it was his turn to
take charge of our advanced Dressing Station. This was over 4 miles
from our camp, but I decided that his body should be brought back to
the Military Cemetery at Lancashire Landing, near which we have been
stationed so long. There we buried him, wrapped in the colours for
which he had given his life, yesterday afternoon at 2.14. A Church
of England clergyman officiated. It was a most impressive service,
to an accompaniment of shells from Achi Baba, which has been our
daily and nightly portion for so long. There he sleeps in the company
of many heroes who have laid down their lives for their country on
these inhospitable and deadly shores, none of whom did his duty
more earnestly or gallantly than he. I have received the enclosed
letter from Col. Yarr, who at the landing was A.D.M.S. of the 29th
Division. It speaks for itself, and shows how your son was regarded
and appreciated at Headquarters.” The letter from Col. Yarr was as
follows: “I hope you will express not only the regret of his unit but
the grief of the whole 29th Division at the loss of a gallant comrade.
Both in the 29th Division and in the 8th Army Corps, of which it forms
part, I have known Capt. Kellas well; his watchword was Duty, and he
died as he lived, a fearless, gallant officer and gentleman.” In the
course of a notice of Major Kellas’s death which appeared in “Nature”
(28 Aug. 1915), the writer observed: “His tenure of office at the Royal
Asylum was a strikingly successful one; on both the therapeutic and the
administrative sides he evinced gifts of no ordinary type.”
[Illustration: =Arthur Kellas.=]
=KELLEHER, CHRISTOPHER=, Ordinary Seaman, J. 16289, H.M.S.
Pathfinder; lost when that ship was sunk by a mine, about 20 miles off
the East Coast, 5 Sept. 1914.
=KELLEY, GEORGE=, Private, R.M.L.I. (R.F.R., B. 98), lte.
Ch./2399, H.M.S. Hogue; lost in action in the North Sea, 22 Sept. 1916.