Gerald Kellett Explained

Gerald Kellett
Birth Date:24 October 1905
Death Date:6 July 1973 (aged 67)
Birth Place:Plymouth, Devon[1]
Death Place:Ipswich, Suffolk, England
Allegiance: United Kingdom
Serviceyears:1925–1961
Rank:Major general
Branch: British Army
Unit:Royal Artillery
Battles:Second World War
Awards:CB, CBE

Major General Gerald Kellett CB CBE (24 October 1905 – 6 July 1973) was a senior British Army officer.

Biography

Born on 24 October 1905, Gerald Kellett was educated at Bedford School and at the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich. He was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the Royal Artillery in 1925. He served during the Second World War and was appointed as Director of the Inspectorate of Armaments, between 1954 and 1956, and Director General of Artillery at the War Office, between 1957 and 1960.[2]

Major General Gerald Kellett was invested as a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1957,[3] and as a Companion of the Order of the Bath in 1959.[4] He retired from the British Army in January 1961 and died on 6 July 1973.

Notes and References

  1. 1911 England Census
  2. http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whowaswho/U156294/KELLETT_Maj.-Gen._Gerald?index=6&results=QuicksearchResults&query=0 Who's Who
  3. Web site: 1 January 1957 . Supplement to the London Gazette . 7.
  4. Web site: 13 June 1959 . Supplement to the London Gazette . 3699.