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Name	Robert Hume Kelly
Born	13 April, 1878 Erdington, Warwickshire, England
Died	23 January, 1951 (aged 72) Cremorne, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Cause of Death	stroke
Cultural Heritage	English Irish Includes subject's nationality; their parents' nationality; the countries in which they spent a significant part of their childhood, and their self-identity.
Religious Influence	Anglican Includes the religion in which subjects were raised, have chosen themselves, attendance at religious schools and/or religious funeral rites; Atheism and Agnosticism have been included.
Related Entries	[View as tree] Kelly, Robert Vandeleur (father)
Occupation or Descriptor *	colonial militia (Australia) (1896-1900) New South Wales, Australia army officer (1900-1900) Federal, Australia defence forces personnel (British) (1900-1922) Overseas
Military Service *	Boer War (British army officer) World War I (British army officer)

* Dates are approximate