roads and railways across Bolivia and went big game hunting in Africa where he contracted malaria, from which he subsequently died. He was granted a full military funeral and buried at Brookwood Cemetery in Surrey, England. The Medal His Victoria Cross is displayed at the National Museum of Military History in Johannesburg. References Books The Register of the Victoria Cross (This England, 1997) External links Location of grave and VC medal (Brookwood Cemetery) The Brookwood Cemetery Society (Known Holders of the Victoria Cross Commemorated in Brookwood Cemetery) Sherwood Kelly, John Sherwood Kelly, John British Army brigadiers British Army personnel of the Russian Civil War British Army personnel of World War I British Army recipients of the Victoria Cross British military personnel of the Second Boer War Burials at Brookwood Cemetery Companions of the Distinguished Service Order Companions of the Order of St Michael and St George Deaths from malaria People of the Second Matabele War Royal Norfolk Regiment officers South African Army officers South African recipients of the Victoria Cross Sherwood Kelly Sherwood Kelly, John Sherwood Kelly, John Alumni of Queen's College Boys' High School