Kelso Jim

NAME Kelso James Robert ‘Jim’
RANK IN GREECE

Lance Corporal

ON DEMOB

 

SERIAL NUMBER SERVICE

N/K

PRISONER

N/A

UNIT IN GREECE

Corps of Military Police

ACTIVE

 

IN GREECE

Almost certainly 2nd Nov 1940 – 28th April 1941

METHOD OF DEPARTURE

 

Evacuated – probably from Kalamata 28/29th April, possibly by HMS Hero (presumed thus until confirmed or refuted)
POW CAMPS

 

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“Dad – Military Policeman” by Noah Scott (as yet unpublished)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

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Jim Kelso Foreword

Jim Kelso Pre Greece

Jim Kelso Greek Campaign

Jim Kelso Post Greece

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