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251271 2nd Lt. Stanley Kelsey British Army 9th Btn. Suffolk Regiment Stanley Kelsey, a Kitchener volunteer, was born in 1890 and was a watchmaker and jeweller in civilian life before the war. He was wounded in shellfire whilst the 9th Battalion was in trenches near St Jean, Ypres, on 31st of January 1916. According to his son he was shell shocked. After receiving treatment in the UK he was deemed unfit to return to active service with the Regiment in France, and was reassigned to the RFC where he was employed on aeroplane repair duties. He continued in that role in the RAF when that service was launched in April 1918. In August 1918 he was declared permanently unfit for further service and placed on leave, and was retired on grounds of ill health in March 1920. Please type your message:      We recommend you copy the text about this item and keep a copy on your own computer before pressing submit. Your Name:             Email Address:       @ **Please put first part of your email, (before the @ sign) in the first box, and the second part in the second box. Do not include @, it is automatic. Do not enter your full email in each box or add an @ sign or random spaces.**