Harvey-Kelly was born in 1885, the son of Colonel H. Harvey-Kelly of the Indian Army. His brother was
H.D. Harvey-Kelly, the first
Royal Flying Corps pilot to land in France in the
First World War. After graduating at the
Royal Military College, Sandhurst, He was promoted to Lieutenant on 19 April 1907, He was
mentioned in dispatches three times, made a
brevet major and was awarded the
Distinguished Service Order in June 1919. On 18 January 1920 he was promoted to major, and was at the staff college in Quetta in 1921. and was awarded the
MacGregor Memorial Medal for military reconnaissances and journeys of exploration. He retired from the Indian Army in 1928 and was promoted to Lieutenant-Colonel on retirement. In 1913 an Indian officer rejoined his regiment after a tour of duty as orderly officer to King George V. When asked what was the most remarkable sight of his visit to Europe he answered "Tate Sahib's moustache." Harvey-Kelly retired to his native Ireland, eventually settling in Clonhugh,
County Westmeath where he died in 1982. ==References==