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Son of James and Myrtle E. Kelly, of Richmond, Province of Quebec, Canada.
Digital gallery of Flight Sergeant Donald Robert Kelly
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Flight Sergeant Donald Robert Kelly
Kelly, Donald Robert - Flight Sergeant. Born 11th August, 1921, at Richmond, Que. Educated at St. Francis College High School, Richmond, Que. Entered the service of the Bank 13th September, 1939. Served at Richmond and Windsor, Que. Enlisted 13th July, 1940, from the latter branch in R.C.A.F. Sergeant Air Gunner in November, 1942 Flight Sergeant 25th March, 1943. Trained at Montreal, and Jarvis, Ont. Overseas in November, 1942. Served with Fox Squadron. Shot down a Junkers 88 in attack on Wuppertal in May, 1943. Member of Caterpillar Club. Killed on active service 12th June, 1943. Buried at Ripon, England. <br><i>From a memorial booklet prepared by the Canadian Bank of Commerce.</i>
Digital gallery of
Flight Sergeant Donald Robert Kelly
Digital gallery of
Flight Sergeant Donald Robert Kelly
Donald and Patricia . Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Flight Sergeant Donald Robert Kelly
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Flight Sergeant Donald Robert Kelly
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Flight Sergeant Donald Robert Kelly
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Flight Sergeant Donald Robert Kelly
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Flight Sergeant Donald Robert Kelly
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Flight Sergeant Donald Robert Kelly
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Flight Sergeant Donald Robert Kelly
Flight Sergeant Donald Robert Kelly is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
Digital gallery of
Flight Sergeant Donald Robert Kelly
Flight Sergeant Donald Robert Kelly is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
Digital gallery of
Flight Sergeant Donald Robert Kelly
Father J P Lardie's comments as inscribed on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
Digital gallery of
Flight Sergeant Donald Robert Kelly
From the Montreal Star. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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Kelly, Donald Robert - Flight Sergeant. Born 11th August, 1921, at Richmond, Que. Educated at St. Francis College High School, Richmond, Que. Entered the service of the Bank 13th September, 1939. Served at Richmond and Windsor, Que. Enlisted 13th July, 1940, from the latter branch in R.C.A.F. Sergeant Air Gunner in November, 1942 Flight Sergeant 25th March, 1943. Trained at Montreal, and Jarvis, Ont. Overseas in November, 1942. Served with Fox Squadron. Shot down a Junkers 88 in attack on Wuppertal in May, 1943. Member of Caterpillar Club. Killed on active service 12th June, 1943. Buried at Ripon, England. <br><i>From a memorial booklet prepared by the Canadian Bank of Commerce.</i>
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Donald and Patricia . Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
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Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
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Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
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Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
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Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
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Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
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Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
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Flight Sergeant Donald Robert Kelly is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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Flight Sergeant Donald Robert Kelly is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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Father J P Lardie's comments as inscribed on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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From the Montreal Star. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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Page 176 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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