E Kellett . British Army Royal Army Pay Corps E Kellett served with the Royal Army Pay Corps British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: Unfortunately The Wartime Memories Project has lost touch with Dan, his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.
|
F/O John Kellett . Royal Air Force 619 Sqdn. (d.27th November 1943) Lost during the Berlin campaign. DV381 619 Sqdn. PG-B Op. Lancaster BI.
|
F/O John Kellett . Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 619 Sqdn. from Yorkshire (d.27th November 1943) Lancaster DV381, aircraft code PG-B left Woodhall Spa at 17.22hrs on the evening of 26th November 1943 for Berlin. It is believed to have come down in the sea. Two bodies were recovered - those of F/Lt R.D. Rayment and Sgt M.J. Lynch, who were buried in Becklingen War Cemetery, the rest of the crew are commemorated on the Air Force Memorial at Runnymede (details from BC. Losses (Chorley)). The crew were:
F/Lt R.D. Rayment.
Sgt M.J. Lynch.
F/O J. Kellett.
Sgt W. Archibald.
F/Sgt J.T. Richards.
F/Sgt C.S. Cook.
F/Sgt J.A. Fowler.
You can find commemoration details at www.cwgc.org
|
C Kelley . British Army 4/7th Dragoon Guards C Kelley served with the 4/7th Dragoon Guards British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: Unfortunately The Wartime Memories Project has lost touch with Dan, his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.
|
Sig. John Kelley . Royal Navy HMS Icarus
|
Flt.Sgt. Stanley Kelley . Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 544 Sqdn. (d.7th April 1944) Flight Sergeant(Navigator/Wireless Op.)Kelley is buried in the Varobacka Church Cemetery in Sweden.
|
Pte. Leslie Andrew Kellie . British Army from Rock Ferry, Birkenhead Leslie Kellie was a volunteer in WWll and was part of a Liverpool (I thought Scottish regiment) but The King's rings a bell. Anyway, we had a photo of him in uniform in a kilt with a forage cap. He died about 1985.
During the war he was in Burma and all he would ever say about Burma was, "Oh mate........" He couldn't talk about it beyond telling me when I was a young teenager that it was so bad, he drank dirty water on purpose to make himself ill so that they woukd send him home.. they did send him home but it took so long. He got back after those who stayed and fought, were repatriated.
For years afterwards, till the day he died, he was every so often, a patient at the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine where he would have his stomach lining flushed to try and clear it of lice but it never worked.
In his regiment was one of my old colleagues called Gordon Mckenzie of Liverpool.
Les boxed for his regiment in a very light weight, there wasn't much of him on a good day but after Burma he was never anything but very thin. His widow was my Aunt Madge and she was a member of The Burma Star Association.
|
Pte. Norman Kellie . Royal Marines HMS Cricket from Ince-in-Makerfield, Wigan,Lancs My father, Norman Kellie, was born in 1924 and was conscripted into the Royal Marines.
He served at HMS "Cricket" initially, which was (I believe) a land-based location in Hampshire.
He went out to India and Burma in 1944 (if I remember correctly). He met up with one of his older brothers, Harold Kellie, in Rangoon who just happened to be out there with the Army at the same time.
He never talked about his wartime experiences and what little information I have came from my mother.
|
Pte Richard Kelliher VC. Australian Army 2/25th Battalion from Australia
|
Lt. Raymond Charles "Bob" Kellingley . British Army Royal Engineers from Kingston, Surrey
|
F/O J. Clayton Kellond . Royal Canadian Air Force 408 Squadron. from Hamilton, Ontario On the 6th of November, 1944 when the RCAF 6 Group made a daylight attack on Gelsenkirchen as part of a force approximately the same size as that which had gone to Bochum. This town, seven miles north-east of Essen, was noted chiefly for its hydrogenation plants and its coking industry. Two top priority synthetic oil plants and two very important power stations lay within the boundaries of the district. Other industries included the manufacture of iron and steel goods and sulphuric acid.
The attackers, accompanied by a fighter cover of Mustangs and Spitfires, swept along over 10/10ths cloud from the Dutch coast in a very high tail wind. Cloud thinned out as they approached the target area and they found gaps which enabled them to identify the aiming point and check the accuracy of the markers.
Early bombing was concentrated and soon there was a heavy black pall rising above the cloud tops at 10,000 feet. When smoke and dust obscured the target indicators, the Master Bomber instructed crews to attack any targets of opportunity that were visible in the area. The bombing of the town itself caused intense fires north and south of the Central Station marshalling yard and in the vicinity of the Hessler district. South of the Industrie Hafen, the steel casting works of Vereinigte Stahlwerke were damaged by fire.
Defences were formidable on the route through the Ruhr with very accurate heavy flak, but at the target antiaircraft fire was only moderate and this time losses were lighter, only two Canadian aircraft failing to return. One of these carried a veteran Goose Squadron crew, all of whom were taken prisoner: - F/O J. C. Kellond
- K. I. Durk
- W. A. Gillmeister,
- F/S T. G. McLeod
- D. M. Davies and
- Sgt. R. C. Robinson
- Sgt W. A. Woods
When released Kellond reported:
“Perfect trip to the moment we were hit. Flak burst under a/c resulted in controls being hit somewhere at a vital point. No visible damage could be seen by the gunners. The flak came from the front lines which at the time were west of the Rhine River. It was a clear day with about 1/10th cloud. I gave orders for the bombs to be released immediately a/c was found to be out of control. Second flak burst came before bombs were gone but outside of causing a/c to rock no one was hurt. Crew were then told to bail out and they carried this out in perfect order. I managed to keep a/c straight and level until all the boys had made their jump. With throttles completely back a/c would not drop its nose and it finally stalled and went into a spin. From that point on things are not too clear as I had no time to waste in getting out.”
|
F/S Edward Kelloway. . RCAF 12Sqd. (d.28th Aug 1943) Nav.Edward kelloway was killed on 28th Aug 1943 in Lancaster DV187 PH-A of 12sqd
|
Sgt. Ronald Frederick John Kells DCM. British Army Royal Corps of Signals from Brighton, Sussex Ronald Kells was the son of Frederick Kells who won the MM in WWI and the grandson of Robert Kells who won the VC in the Indian Mutiny.
|
2Lt. Eric Harry Kellum . British Army Royal Engineers Eric Kellum was my father and I would like to know all I can about his time in the Royal Engineers during WW2. Where he went, what he did etc.
|
A Kelly . British Army A Kelly served with the British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: Unfortunately The Wartime Memories Project has lost touch with Dan, his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.
|
Bruce Kelly . Royal Air Force 460 Sqd. Bruce Kelly served as a bomb aimer with 460 Sqd.
|
Dennis Stephen Kelly . Royal Air Force 45 Squadron from Bristol My father, Stephen Kelly served in 45 Squadron, Electrical Group from 1938 to 1945 in North Africa, Syria, Jordan, Iraq and Burma. He still tells us about some of his experiences from that period and at 97 is still doing so.
|
Edward Kelly . My Dad served on HMS Scylla during World War Two. His name was Edward Kelly, and he was on board for the June 1944 D Day landings, Operation Neptune. He was a driver for the Commanding Officer, Admiral Vian. Dad passed away in 1977 when I was only 13, and although he talked to me about his time during the war, I don't remember a great deal. I would love to hear from anyone who may remember him.
|
L/Cpl. Edward Patrick Kelly . British Army 951 (I.W.T.) Operating Coy. Royal Engineers from Bandon, Co. Cork (d.16th March 1944) Edward Corporal Kelly was the son of Edward and Elizabeth Kelly, husband of Hannah Kelly of Bandon.
He was 46 when he died and is buried in the Bandon (Kilbrogan) Catholic Graveyard in Bandon, Co. Cork, Ireland.
|
Edward Gerard Kelly . British Army Royal Tank Corps from Liverpool, Lancashire Ted Kelly was working for his grandfather on the Liverpool docks. He hated that at age of only 16 he was assisting his uncle 'The Major' in choosing men from the pen to work for the day turning many away. One day in a huge argument with his uncle he said he was quitting the job and joining the Army, his uncle laughed at him.
Ted joined the Royal Tank Corps. He later recalled being shot by a bullet which ricocheted around the inside of the tank finally hitting him in his leg above his ankle. He bore a huge purple scar for the rest of his life but no ill effects luckily! He recalled stepping from an aeroplane in Calcutta in India and the heat and smell that hit him he never forgot. He would never eat curry.
Years after the war, whilst visiting the Vatican with his wife, upon seeing a sign saying 'No Cameras Allowed' he recalled the first time he visited as a soldier and being told to leave their guns outside. He found it quite humorous.
He enjoyed showing his wife the site of a battle at a monastery in Anzio. He spoke of Monte Casino, but I do not know if he actually served there or was just telling her about it.
He returned to the Liverpool Docks to work but this time as a crane driver, which he did very well.
|
EH Kelly . British Army Duke of Wellingtons West Riding Regiment EH Kelly served with the Duke of Wellingtons West Riding Regiment British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: Unfortunately The Wartime Memories Project has lost touch with Dan, his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.
|
WOII. Frederick Kelly DCM. British Army 1st Battalion Royal Irish Fusiliers from Belfast, Ireland Frederick Kelly joined the army in 1925. His first posting was to Egypt and then to Agra in India.
He married Miriam Alexander (an Anglo-Indian doctor). Soon after their daughter, Margaret, was born.
It would seem Frederick was returned to England having completed 7 years with the colours. Miriam and baby did not accompany him.
It would appear he was called again to the Royal Irish Fusiliers at the outbreak of World War 2 and rose through the ranks.
His name appeared in the London Gazette on the 15th of June 1944 as having been given the Distinguished Conduct Medal. There are no details given as to the reason or actions for which he received the award. The regiment were serving in Italy in 1944.
It would be of interest to know what became of him after this time.
|
G Kelly . British Army G Kelly served with the British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: Unfortunately The Wartime Memories Project has lost touch with Dan, his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.
|
GA Kelly . British Army GA Kelly served with the British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: Unfortunately The Wartime Memories Project has lost touch with Dan, his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.
|
Pte. Harry Frederick "Blondy" Kelly . British Army Kings Royal Rifle Corps from Fulham My father, Harry Kelly was, I think, in the Kings Royal Rifle Corps. He was sent to France in 1939. They were told the French would be there to help defend Calais. According to my father there were no French there, only Germans. Hence he was captured and marched 1000 miles to Stalag 20b.
There he was a prisoner for the next 5 and odd years. He worked on a farm and the Frau used to feed him good food, which he always remembered. He was liberated in 1945 but contracted mumps on the way home and was sent to an American hospital in France, so was not demobbed for another 2 weeks.
|
L/Cpl. J Kelly . British Army Scots Guards L/Cpl.J Kelly served with the Scots Guards British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: Unfortunately The Wartime Memories Project has lost touch with Dan, his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.
|
J Kelly . British Army 1st Btn. Royal Tank Regiment J Kelly served with the 1st Btn. Royal Tank Regiment British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: Unfortunately The Wartime Memories Project has lost touch with Dan, his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.
|
J Kelly . British Army Royal Armoured Corps J Kelly served with the Royal Armoured Corps British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: Unfortunately The Wartime Memories Project has lost touch with Dan, his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.
|
1st Lieutenant Jack A. Kelly . USAAF 306th Bomber Group 369th Bomber Squadron (d.14th Oct. 1943) My uncle, Jack A. Kelly, my dads' brother and my namesake, was a bombardier and 1st Lieutenant for a B17 crew. His plane went missing on 14th October 1943 on a mission over Germany and the crew were eventually declared dead. His memorial is at the Tablets of the Missing at Luxembourg City, Luxembourg.
I never knew my uncle, but now that I am getting older I would like to do more to honor his memory.
|
1st Lieutenant Jack A. Kelly . USAAF 306th Bomber Group 369th Bomber Squadron (d.14th Oct. 1943) My uncle, Jack A. Kelly, my dads' brother and my namesake, was a bombardier and 1st Lieutenant for a B17 crew. His plane went missing on 14th October 1943 on a mission over Germany and the crew were eventually declared dead. His memorial is at the Tablets of the Missing at Luxembourg City, Luxembourg.
I never knew my uncle, but now that I am getting older I would like to do more to honor his memory.
|
|
