Kellett John Ryerson 2/Lt 269445
From 70 Brigade
Personnel Entry
Name Kellett John Ryerson
Army number 269445
Rank 2/Lt
Decorations
Date of birth Born Ceylon 3/2/1924
Age 20
Unit Posted as Cadet to 161 O.C.T.U. Durham Light Infantry - Commissioned as 2/Lt 2/4/1943. Posted 11th Bn DLI 8/4/1943. Served Normandy. Evacuated wounded to No 3 Casualty Clearing Station 27/6/1944. DIED of WOUNDS with 11th Bn Durham Light Infantry 27/6/1944.
Company/Battery
Platoon or other sub-unit
Task or role Duty Officer
Joined Brigade 08-Apr-43
Promotions W/S Lt 2/10/1943
Wounded 27/6/1944
Prisoner of War
Died/Killed in action 27-Jun-44
Home address Resident of Bedford. Son of Mrs F G Kellett, Silverdale, Lancashire. Buried Grave XII. B. 3. Bayeux War Cemetery.
Source table 11DLI
