NAME | Kelso | James Robert ‘Jim’ |
RANK | IN GREECE
Lance Corporal |
ON DEMOB
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SERIAL NUMBER | SERVICE
N/K |
PRISONER
N/A |
UNIT | IN GREECE
Corps of Military Police |
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ACTIVE
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IN GREECE
Almost certainly 2nd Nov 1940 – 28th April 1941 |
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METHOD OF DEPARTURE
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Evacuated – probably from Kalamata 28/29th April, possibly by HMS Hero (presumed thus until confirmed or refuted) | |
POW CAMPS
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IN GREECE
N/A |
IN OCCUPIED EUROPE
N/A |
NOTES
“Dad – Military Policeman” by Noah Scott (as yet unpublished) Was with Norman Scott CMP “on the beach” but managed to get into a boat (one of HMS Hero’s?) Jim Kelso in Palestine, 1940 (Archivist’s Uncle) STORY We are pleased to share with you the story of Jim Kelso from the information we have in our Archive. Please click on the headings/links below which will take you to the relevant PDF file. Please note we are sharing the contents of our Archive in good faith and in the spirit of the veterans asking us to “Tell Them We Were Here”. The copyright rests with the original authors (as credited), the families and/or The Brotherhood of Greek Veterans. Please contact us at greekveterans@gmail.com if you have any issues or concerns. |