A105572
Royal Canadian Artillery, 5th Battalion C.I.U. Gunner

Born: August 16th 1919, Ireland
Died: December 24th 1990
Attended: Ratho; Tavistock Continuation
After School: Zimmerman's Box Factory
Enlisted: December 1942, London
Trained: London, ON; Halifax, NS
Served: Italy, Holland, England, Scotland, Sicily, Belgium
Discharged: 1945
After the War: CNR Shops, Stratford; Blackstone

Family: Parents - Frances and Edith [McGill] Kelly
Brothers - Robert, Norman, Aubrey, Lawrence (Bing), Frances
Sisters - Edith, Winnifred, Evelyn
Wife - Helen Leeburn (War Bride)
Children - James, Larry, Robert, Edith, Marion

Comments: Member of Stratford Legion; Gunner Kelly was aboard the Santa Elena when torpedoed; 17,000 troops and crew were saved by the SS Monterey