Edward Orlando Kellett
| The Honourable Edward Orlando Kellett DSO MP | |
|---|---|
| Born | Tunisia |
| Died | 22 March 1943 |
| Buried at | Sfax War Cemetery, Tunisia |
| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom |
| Service/branch | British Army |
| Rank | Colonel |
| Unit | Royal Armoured Corps |
| Battles/wars | World War II † |
| Awards | |
Colonel Edward Orlando Kellett DSO (died 22 March 1943) was an English Member of Parliament and British Army officer who was killed in action during fighting in Tunisia during the Second World War.
The son of Major-General Richard Orlando Kellett,[1] Kellett graduated from the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, and was commissioned as a second lieutenant into the Irish Guards on 1 February 1923.[2] In 1928 he was confirmed as a lieutenant in the reserves.[3] On 1 March 1930 he transferred to the Territorial Army as a lieutenant in the Sherwood Rangers Yeomanry.[4][5] By 1939 he was a major and in May 1939 was elected as Member of Parliament for Birmingham Aston[6] He was also a big game hunter.[1] The Second World War saw Kellett fighting in Tunisia as a colonel of the Royal Armoured Corps. He was killed in March 1943, aged 40, during the fighting in North Africa and is buried in Sfax War Cemetery.[7]
References
- 1 2 "LIEUT. COL. KELLETT IS KILLED IN ACTION; Member of Parliament Was With 8th Army in Africa". The New York Times. 1943-04-08. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2015-11-18.
- ↑ London Gazette 32792
- ↑ London Gazette 33444
- ↑ London Gazette 33584 Archived October 16, 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ "Person Page - 22001; Lt.-Col. Edward Orlando Kellett". The Peerage. 19 December 2014. Retrieved 18 November 2015.
- ↑ London Gazette 34628 Archived October 16, 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ CWGC entry
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Edward Orlando Kellett
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by Arthur Hope |
Member of Parliament for Birmingham Aston 1939–1943 |
Succeeded by Redvers Michael Prior |