About Edward Kellett
Lived 1902 – 1943 (aged 40). Edward Kellett was a British politician.
Colonel Edward Orlando Kellett (19 May 1902 – 22 March 1943) was an English Member of Parliament and British Army officer who was killed in action during the fighting in Tunisia during the Second World War.
The son of Major-General Richard Orlando Kellett, Kellett graduated from the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, and was commissioned as a second lieutenant into the Irish Guards on 1 February 1923. In 1928 he was confirmed as a lieutenant in the reserves. On 1 March 1930 he transferred to the Territorial Army (TA) as a lieutenant in the Sherwood Rangers Yeomanry. By 1939 he was a major and in May 1939 was elected as Member of Parliament for Birmingham Aston. He was also a big game hunter.
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Who was Edward Kellett?
British politician (1902-1943)
When was Edward Kellett born?
Edward Kellett was born on 19 May 1902 in Ireland.
When did Edward Kellett die?
Edward Kellett died on 22 March 1943 in Tunisia.
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Edward Kellett was a politician.
What nationality was Edward Kellett?
Edward Kellett was British.
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· DBpedia: Edward Kellett (Conservative politician)
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