Show soldier hard to kill patrick kelly a private of the lan bashire who died a few weeks ago was a hero of the natal campaign 11 was regarded as the strongest man in his regiment at scion spion kop he bad his left arm ebat by f doer shell and lay on tha hill tor two nights when darkness set in he crawled about the battlefield holding the sleeve of his shattered arm between his teeth he dragged his rifle with his left hand and search ed the bodies of the dead for any water that might have been left in their water bottles kelly survived the amputation of arm shoulder blade and collar bone sir frederick brevee presented him with bis silver spirit flask |