Articles
[Forthcoming], Kelleher, M., ‘“Their Name Liveth for Evermore”? The Commemoration and Care of Royal Air Force Second World War Dead buried in the United Kingdom,’ War and Society (2025).
Kelleher, M., ‘Burying the Enemy: The Creation of Cannock Chase German Military Cemetery,’ Contact! Vol. 2 (2025), pp. 28-31.
Kelleher, M., ‘“I will remember it as one more to the list of courtesies I have received”: Interactions between the Imperial War Graves Commission and the Bereaved,’ British Journal for Military History (2021), pp. 83-101.
Kelleher, M., ‘Your Questions Answered: Does the CWGC Care for Private Memorials?’, The Foundation Chronicle (2021), pp. 14-15.
Kelleher, M., ‘Personal Inscriptions,’ The Foundation Chronicle (2020), pp.11-12.
Kelleher, M., ‘Working for the Commonwealth War Graves Commission,’ East Midlands History and Heritage (2019), p. 26.
Blogs for External Organisations
Kelleher, M. (2022), ‘An Introduction to Local History Research,’ British Association for Local History. Available at: https://www.balh.org.uk/blog-an-introduction-to-local-history-research-2022-02-07
Kelleher, M. (2022), ‘Events to Attend this Black History Month,’ British Association for Local History. Available at: https://www.balh.org.uk/blog-events-to-attend-this-black-history-month-2022-09-26
Kelleher, M. (2022), ‘Exploring Britain’s LGBTQ+ Histories at the UK’s First LGBTQ+ Museum,’ British Association for Local History. Available at: https://www.balh.org.uk/blog-exploring-britain-s-lgbtq-histories-at-the-uk-s-first-lgbtq-museum-2022-06-27
Kelleher, M. (2022), ‘Meet the Team: Megan Kelleher,’ Munitions of the Mind. Available at: https://blogs.kent.ac.uk/munitions-of-the-mind/2022/12/07/meet-the-team-megan-kelleher/
Kelleher, M. (2022), ‘Places to Visit to Celebrate LGBTQ+ History,’ British Association for Local History. Available at: https://www.balh.org.uk/blog-places-to-visit-to-celebrate-lgbtq-history-2022-02-25
Kelleher, M. (2022), ‘Ways to Get Involved in BALH’s Work,’ British Association for Local History. Available at: https://www.balh.org.uk/blog-ways-to-get-involved-in-balh-s-work-2022-11-07
Kelleher, M. (2021), ‘Black History Month: Five Black Britons you Should Know About,’ British Association for Local History. Available at: https://www.balh.org.uk/blog-black-history-month-five-black-britons-you-should-know-about-2021-10-18
Kelleher, M. (2021), ‘How to Get Started Using Social Media,’ British Association for Local History. Available at: https://www.balh.org.uk/blog-how-to-get-started-using-social-media-2022-02-26
Kelleher, M. (2021),’ Local Sites of Remembrance,’ British Association for Local History. Available at: https://www.balh.org.uk/blog-local-sites-of-remembrance-2021-11-11
Kelleher, M. (2021), ‘Repatriation of a Motor Company Heir,’ British Association for Local History. Available at: https://www.balh.org.uk/blog-repatriation-of-a-motor-company-heir-2021-06-09
Kelleher, M. (2021), ‘The Lincolnshire Church with a Strong Second World War Connection,’ Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Available at: https://www.cwgc.org/our-work/blog/the-lincolnshire-church-with-a-strong-second-world-war-connection/
Kelleher, M. (2021), ‘Top Six CWGC Sites to Learn About in the East of England,’ Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Available at: https://www.cwgc.org/our-work/blog/top-six-cwgc-sites-to-learn-about-in-the-east-of-england/
Kelleher, M. (2021), ‘War Graves in the United Kingdom,’ Social History Society. Available at: https://socialhistory.org.uk/shs_exchange/war-graves-in-the-united-kingdom/
Kelleher, M. (2020), ‘The Commonwealth War Graves Commission: Online Resources,’ Munitions of the Mind. Available at: https://blogs.kent.ac.uk/munitions-of-the-mind/2020/05/18/online-resources-the-commonwealth-war-graves-commission/
Kelleher, M. (2020), ‘Who Were the Royal Flying Corps?’ Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Available at: https://www.cwgc.org/our-work/blog/who-were-the-royal-flying-corps/
Book Chapters
[Forthcoming] ‘Hallowed Ground: British Battlefield Tourism to the Former Western Front’ (due to be published in 2025 by Peter Lang as part of Pilgrimage Studies Series).
[Forthcoming] ‘A “Dog in the Manger” Kind of Treatment: The Commemoration and Care of First World War Dead in the United Kingdom by the Imperial War Graves Commission (due to be published in 2025 by Brill as part of the edited volume Monuments and Cemeteries of the First World War in Europe: Toward a Transnational History).
Book Reviews
[Forthcoming] Wang, M. (2025), ‘The British Home Front and the First World War, edited by Hew Strachan,’ First World War Studies. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/19475020.2025.2575629
Kelleher, M. (2025), ‘Family Mourning After War and Disaster in Twentieth Century Britain by Ann-Marie Foster,’ Journal for Military History, pp. 486-488.
Kelleher, M. (2024), ‘War, Journalism and the Shaping of the Twentieth Century: The Life and Times of Henry W. Nevinson by Angela V. John,’ Modern British History, pp. 1-2.
Conferences
2025, The Second World War: 80 Years On Conference at King’s College, London.
2023, Commemoration and Heritage Conference at Jagiellonian University, Krakow.
2022, IAMHIST Conference at Kiel University, Kiel.
Fellowships
University of Kent – Honorary Research Fellow at the School of History since 2024.
Royal Historical Society – Associate Fellow since 2024.
Media
(2025), ‘Untold Stories of the Battle of Britain: Bomber Command,’ RAF Museum. Available at: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=QsID0GRbkpY [Accessed 24 September 2025]
(2025), ‘Untold Stories of the Battle of Britain: Fiat Falco CR42,’ RAF Museum. Available at: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=4Y1fF-ojMlk [Accessed 24 September 2025]
Memberships
British Commission for Military History – Committee Member since 2024.
Royal Air Force Historical Society – Committee Member since 2023.
Royal United Services Institute – Member since 2024.
Society for Military History – Member since 2024.
Monographs
Gill, D. W., Kelleher, M., Matthews, P., Pepperell, T. M., Taylor, H., Harrison, M., Moore, C. and Winder, J. (2022) ‘From the Wash to the White Cliffs: The Contribution of the Heritage Sector to Society and the Economy,’ Eastern Academic Research Consortium .
Podcasts
Local History Matters (Host), 2022-Present.
Wang, M. (2025), ‘Preserving Memory Beyond the Battlefield,’ Stories Behind the Stone. Available at: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=1QQuyaZpx5s
Kelleher, M. (2025), ‘VE Day : How Did the Allies Win, and What are the Lessons 80 Years on?’ BFBS Sitrep. Available at: https://www.bfbs.com/radio/podcasts/bfbs-radio-sitrep
Kelleher, M. (2025), ‘The Great Escape – Tim Walenn,’ For You the War is Over. Available at: https://shows.acast.com/for-you-the-war-is-over/episodes/the-great-escape-tim-walenn
Kelleher, M. (2025), ‘Hallowed Ground,’ Psychology of Pilgrimage. Available at: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Tw6a17Cbsvw
Kelleher, M. (2024), ‘Behind the Scenes at the RAF Museum,’ Nevermind the Dambusters. Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ettbR0q8Gqo
Kelleher, M. (2022), ‘Cometh the Hour – Sir Fabian Ware and the birth of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission,’ Tales from the Battlefields. Available at: https://audioboom.com/posts/8060109-cometh-the-hour-sir-fabian-ware-and-the-birth-of-the-commonwealth-war-graves-commission
Kelleher, M. (2022), ‘The Spirits of the Soldiers or Just a Coincidence?’ Tales from the Battlefields. Available at: https://audioboom.com/posts/8212271-the-spirits-of-the-soldiers-or-just-a-coincidence
Kelleher, M. (2021) ‘History Hack: War Graves in the UK,’ History Hack. Available at: https://www.podbean.com/site/EpisodeDownload/PB10D89A9D3FWA
Kelleher, M. (2021) ‘Commemoration and CWGC sites in England,’ Western Front Association. Available at: https://www.westernfrontassociation.com/the-latest-wwi-podcast/ep-222-commemoration-and-cwgc-sites-in-england-megan-kelleher/
Seminars
Heritage Today: Challenges and Opportunities (2025).
War, Society and Culture Seminar, Institute of Historical Research (2022).
Digital History Seminar, Institute of Historical Research (2021).
Thesis
Kelleher, M. ‘The Commemoration and Care of First World War Dead Buried in the United Kingdom through the lens of the Organisational Culture of the Imperial War Graves Commission, 1917-1939’ (University of Kent, PhD, 2022).
Dr Megan Wang (née Kelleher) 