Frederick Septimus Kelly

Frederick Septimus Kelly DSC (29 May 1881 – 13 November 1916) was an Australian and British musician and composer and a rower who competed for Britain in the 1908 Summer Olympics. He joined the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve during WWI and, after surviving the Gallipoli campaign, he was killed in action in the Battle of the Somme.

Frederick Septimus Kelly
F.S. Kelly (John Singer Sargent, 1915)
Personal information
Birth nameFrederick Septimus Kelly
Born(1881-05-29)29 May 1881
Sydney, Australia
Died13 November 1916(1916-11-13) (aged 35)
Beaucourt-sur-l'Ancre, France
EducationSydney Grammar School
Eton College
Balliol College, Oxford,
Weight77 kg (170 lb)
Sport
SportRowing
ClubLeander Club, Henley-on-Thames
Medal record
Representing  Great Britain
Summer Olympics
1908 London Eight
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