OLD SOLDIERS NEVER DIE - FREDERICK WILLIAM KELLEY
Photo with kind permission of David Baxter Happy Days - Fred and his wife Estella, children Freda and William Frederick William Kelley was one of the men to feature in the previous blog post " Chesterfield to Dunkirk ". His story is one of family, love and dedication. Please join me in remembering him.... Frederick William Kelley was born at Albion Road in Chesterfield, Derbyshire on 26 th September 1894. He was the youngest son of John and Esther Kelley. John was a baker and confectioner, he ran his own business from the family home at 351 Chatsworth Road. They already had one son named George who was born in 1892. Fred and George were most likely educated at their local school, Brampton Board Boys School. An entry in the school log book dated 2 nd August 1906 records a Fred Kelley having won 2 nd place for the geranium plant he entered in the “Chesterfield Flower Show”. Fred would have been 12 years old at the time. ...