Kelly, Michael John
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Michael John |
Surname | Kelly |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 29-01-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Michael John and Eva Kelly, of North Bay, Ontario, Canada. Husband of Jewell McCrea Kelly, of North Bay. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington III |
Serial Number | Z1685 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Honington (All Saints) Churchyard, Suffolk |
Grave Reference | Row D. Grave 12. |
Epitaph | THEY SHALL GROW NOT OLD, AGE SHALL NOT WEARY THEM NOR THE YEARS CONDEMN (Extract from For The Fallen by Laurence Binyon) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 58 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/117367 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 91 |
Squadron | 23 OTU |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 29-01-1943 |
End Date | 29-01-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Stratford upon Avon |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- navigation exercise |
Reason for Loss | Collided with a second Wellington from 23 OTU (X3586), both aircraft crashing near RAF Honington in Suffolk |