Pte. George Elmer Kelly received his discharge from the 186th Battalion, and worked on the P.M.Railway until re-enlisting with No.1 Forestry Draft May 15th, 1917. He went overseas in August, and was stationed at Smiths Lawn, Berkshire, and later at Ampthill, Bedfordshire.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Sources

Chatham Daily Planet (19-03-1918), Park Street Methodist Church, Books of Remembrance for the Great War 1914 - 18. At St. Andrews UC, Chatham - January 2010 (08-08-1918), Park Street Methodist Church, Books of Remembrance for the Great War 1914 - 18. At St. Andrews UC, Chatham - January 2010, Chatham Daily Planet (20-03-1918), Chatham Daily Planet (26-11-1918)

Height	6'1"
Eye Colour	Gray
Age	27
Complexion	Dark
Hair	Fair
Race	White
Birthplace	Cassidy, Michigan
Religion	Methodist
Last Place of Employment	Pere Marquette Railway
Average Earnings	$ 75.00 per month
Marital Status	Married
When Enlisted	May 15th, 1916
Where Enlisted	Chatham, Ontario
Allowance from Patriotic Fund	$ 16.00 per month
Next of Kin	Wife- Jennie Kelly, Chatham. Children- Elmer Russell Kelly and Roy George Kelly.

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