Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Kelly akanga akaroorwa nevana vatanhatu uye aigara zvikurukuru muStockport, achishanda panzvimbo inogadzira gasi. Muna March 1915, mwedzi misere pashure pokutanga kweHondo Yenyika I, Kelly nomunun'una wake vakapinda muNorth Staffordshire Regiment. Musi wa 8 April 1916, Kelly akaurayiwa pakurwiswa kwakaitwa Sannaiyat, kuMesopotamia, munguva ye
Kukombwa kweKut uye iye anoyeukwa paBasra Chirangaridzo.