5th April, 1918

Received mail from George...

Lucy Sinton Kelly

Nurse during the First World War

[…] Received mail, one from George* one from home [...]

*George Edward Kelly 10/11/1885 was Lucy’s brother who served in WW1 with the Royal Engineers Signals Corp attached to 26th Ulster Division. He signed up 29th January 1915, was demobbed April 1919 and awarded the 1914/15 Star, British War Medal and The Victory Medal

He married Helena Eileen Whitfield on 8th April 1919, they had one son James born 25th December 1919. He died at 8 weeks on 18th February 1920 and is buried in Belfast City Cemetery with his parents. George died aged 47 on 21st December 1933 and Helena died aged 76 on 4th March 1968 at Marlborough old people’s home.