John Patrick
Son (with four brothers and four sisters) of Patrick Joseph Kelly (1879-1966), and Helena Mary Carty (1874-1946).
Married ((06?).1935, Plymouth district, Devon) Florence Mary Leahy (02.10.1913 - 23.08.1985), daughter of James Leahy (1873-1935), and Edith Louisa Flanagan (1883-1962); ... children (two sons, two daughters).
Residence: (1941) Plymouth.
Kilkenny, Ireland
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12.01.1990
St Vincent's Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
| Col.Sgt. | ? |
| Lt. | 26.09.1940 |
| A/Capt. | 07.12.1940-07.10.1944 |
| Capt. | 22.07.1945 (retd 08.08.1952; age; granted War Service rank of Maj.) |
| A/Maj. | 08.10.1941-24.10.1944, 03.12.1945-17.06.1946 |
| A/Lt.Col. | 25.10.1944-(01.1946) |
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DSM | 01.01.1941 | New Year 1941 [investiture 01.03.1941] |
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MID | 08.06.1944 | HM's birthday 1944 |
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MID | 13.03.1945 | assault Normandy, Arromanches 06-11.1944 |
| (1940) | HMS Renown | ||
| ? | - | 25.09.1940 | served in the ranks for 15 years, 49 days |
| 26.09.1940 | - | 06.10.1940 | RM Reserve Depot Exton |
| 07.10.1940 | - | 17.03.1941 | RM Siege Regiment |
| 18.03.1941 | - | 07.09.1941 | Instructor of Gunnery, ..., Mobile Naval Base Defence Organisation (MNBDO) 2 |
| 08.09.1941 | - | 08.04.1944 | Battery Commander, "Dorset" Battery, Mobile Naval Base Defence Organisation (MNBDO) 2 |
| 09.03.1944 | - | 27.05.1944 | Portsmouth Division RM |
| 28.05.1944 | - | 07.06.1944 | HMS Odyssey (accounting base for naval parties) (additional; for Naval Party 1500 (Arromanches)) |
| 08.06.1944 | - | 24.10.1944 | HMS Royal Anne (Naval Party 1500, Arromanches) |
| 08.06.1944 | - | 24.10.1944 | Officer Commanding RM Detachment & Staff RM Officer Arromanches, Naval Party 1500 |
| 25.10.1944 | - | 31.12.1944 | HMS Odyssey (accounting base for naval parties) (additional; for Naval Party 1570) |
| 25.10.1944 | - | 31.12.1944 | Staff of Flag Officer Arromanches |
| 01.01.1945 | - | 23.04.1945 | HMS Odyssey (accounting base for naval parties) (additional; in continuation) |
| 01.01.1945 | - | 23.04.1945 | Staff RM Officer on staff of Commodore Belgium & for duty with RM Detachments France & Holland |
| 24.04.1945 | - | 09.09.1945 | HMS Odyssey (accounting base for naval parties) (additional) |
| 24.04.1945 | - | 28.04.1945 | Naval Party 2402 (additional) |
| 29.04.1945 | - | 09.08.1945 | Officer Commanding, Naval Party 2402 |
| 10.08.1945 | - | 09.09.1945 | Naval Party 2404 |
| 10.09.1945 | - | 02.12.1945 | RM Training Group Wales |
| 03.12.1945 | - | 16.06.1946 | RM Training Group Wales (additional) |
| 17.06.1946 | - | 16.02.1947 | Plymouth Division RM |
| 17.02.1947 | - | 19.08.1947 | Infantry School RM (additional) |
| 20.08.1947 | - | 10.06.1951 | Commando School RM |
| 11.06.1951 | - | 12.06.1951 | RM Barracks Plymouth |
| 13.06.1951 | - | 11.06.1952 | HMS Cumberland |
| 12.06.1952 | - | 07.08.1952 | RM Barracks Plymouth |
George
Married ((12?).1937, Knaresborough district, West Riding of Yorkshire) Gwendolyn Naomi Hodges (09.08.1908 - 04.1986); two sons.
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19.03.1992
Harrogate, Claro district, North Yorkshire
| Mne. | 16.10.1941 [PO/X 109232] |
| T/2nd Lt. | 15.05.1942 |
| T/Lt. | 15.11.1942 |
| T/A/Capt. | 05.01.1945 (reld > 10.1945, < 04.1946) |
| 16.10.1941 | joined RM (D Company, RM Reserve Depot) | ||
| 1942 | - | (08.)1942 | RM Signal School |
| (10.)1942 | - | (02.)1943 | 2nd Battalion RM (102nd RM Brigade) |
| (04.)1943 | - | (06.)1943 | Liaison Officer, 102nd RM Brigade HQ |
| (08.)1943 | - | (10.)1943 | 43rd RM Commando |
| 24.10.1943 | - | (10.1945) | HMS Copra (Combined Operations accounting base) (for landing craft duty) |
| served from D+6 (12.06.1944) in Normandy |
Harry Richard
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02.10.1984
Golant, Fowey, St Austell district, Cornwall
| T/2nd Lt. | ? |
| T/Lt. | 15.02.1941 |
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| (07.1945) | Commando Holding Company RM * | ||
| ... | - | ... | ... |
William Gordon Hunter
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1963?
| T/2nd Lt. | ? |
| T/Lt. | 28.06.1942 |
| ... | - | ... | ... |
| (07.1945) | RM Training Group Wales | ||
| ... | - | ... | ... |