44556 Major Hamilton Joseph Keyes O'MALLEY-KEYES , Irish Guards & Glider Pilot Regiment: POW

Personal Number: 44556
Rank: Major
Name: Hamilton Joseph Keyes O'MALLEY-KEYES, Later O'MALLEY
Unit: Irish Guards ; Glider Pilot Regiment


Date of Birth: 18 October 1910
Place of Birth: Aldershot

Date of Capture: 1944
Place of Capture: Arnhem

POW Number: 6178
POW Camps: Stalag Luft 1


London Gazette : 4 February 1941
https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/35063/supplement/675/data.pdf
I. G'ds.
The undermentioned Lts. to be Capts.: —
H. J. K. O'Malley-Keyes (44556). 3rd Feb. 1941.

London Gazette : 14 February 1941
https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/35076/page/944/data.pdf
NOTICE is hereby given that HAMILTON JOSEPH KEYES O'MALLEY-KEYES of 23 The Gateways London S.W.3, natural born British subject intends after the expiration of twenty-one days from the date of publication of this notice to assume the surname of O'Malley in lieu of and in substitution for his present surname of O'Malley-Keyes.—Dated this 10th day of February 1941.

London Gazette : 2 July 1946
https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/37635/supplement/3371/data.pdf
FOOT GUARDS.
The undermentioned Capts. to be Majs., 1st July, 1946-—
H. J. K O'MALLEY (44556).

London Gazette : 6 December 1960
https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/42210/supplement/8313/data.pdf
I.G.
REGULAR ARMY RESERVE OF OFFICERS
Maj. H. J. K. O'MALLEY (44556) having exceeded the age limit, ceases to belong to the Res. of Offrs., 7th Dec, 1960.

 

Personal Number: 44556
Rank: Captain
Name: H J K O'MALLEY-KEYES
Unit: Irish Guards*
Theatre:
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Date of Capture:
Place of Capture:
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*PoW, Glider Pilot Regiment

 

From
LADY GRACE'S JOURNAL: HAMILTON JOSEPH O'MALLEY (aka Major Hamilton O'Malley-Keyes) PEDIGREE

 

O’Malley was taken POW at Arnhem

 

Cheers for confirmation of that at least.
The website I linked to says this is a photo of him as POW...?

 

I’d have my doubts - Glider Pilots ((even officers) wore berets not caps

 

Name: Hamilton Joseph [K] O'Malley . Date of Birth: 18/10/1910 . Place of Birth:... | The National Archives
Reference: WO 416/277/227
Name: Hamilton Joseph [K] O'Malley.
Date of Birth: 18/10/1910.
Place of Birth: Aldershot.
Service: [British Army].
Rank: Major.
Regiment/Unit/Squadron: Glider Regiment [Irish Guards].
Service Number: P/44556.
Date of Capture: [unspecified].
Theatre of Capture: [unspecified].
Camp Name/Number: Stalag Luft 1 Bath.
PoW number: 6178.
Date of Death: [unspecified].
Number of Photographs: 0.
Number of Fingerprints: 0.
Number of X-rays: 0.
Number of Cards: 2.
Date: [1939-1945]