Army Number: 2718214 Rank: Guardsman Name: J KELLY Unit: 1 Irish Guards GSM & Clasp: GSM, Palestine Clasp 1936 - 1939 TNA Reference: WO 100/503
2nd Armoured Battalion Irish Guards: Pre-embarkation List, May 1944 No. 1 Squadron, 2 Armoured Irish Guards Serial: 64 Vehicle No: 211845 Type of Vehicle: Sherman 2717157 Arthur Andrew (Tabs) MAHONEY, Irish Guards Lance-Serjeant, G/Mech 2718214 John KELLY, 2 Irish Guards Lance-Servant, D/Op 2723156 T DRISCOLL, 2 Irish Guards Guardsman, D/Op 2722992 C LALLY, 2 Irish Guards Guardsman, G/Mech 2721844 J HUNT, 2 Irish Guards Guardsman, D/Mech Total Officers: Total Other Ranks: 5
Casualty Lance Serjeant KELLY, JOHN Service Number 2718214 Died 01/08/1944 Aged 32 2nd Bn. Irish Guards Son of John and Mary Kelly; husband of Ellen Kelly, of Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire. INSCRIPTION: IN LOVING MEMORY OF MY HUSBAND JOHN, DARLING DADDY OF EILEEN. R.I.P. Buried at ST. CHARLES DE PERCY WAR CEMETERY Location: Calvados, France Cemetery/memorial reference: Coll. grave III. G. 3-12. See cemetery plan