Osmond Kelsick

O.R. Kelsick - Leeward & Windward Islands - attested 30.12.40 - Pilot
F/O - commissioned 12.10.43 - S.Inj. 12.5.43 (?)

[Source: NA AIR 2/6876 - Nominal Roll of Coloured Candidates, October 1944]

Flight Lieutenant - Fighter pilot - DFC

[Source: CG]

175 Sq - Hurricanes

[Source: Peter Howe]

6 additions to “Osmond Kelsick”

  1. Natasha Kelsick adds:

    Thank you for collecing this information. I am the niece of Osmond Kelsick and we had some discussions about his time in the RAF and the second world war.
    I would like to correct the spelling of Montserrat - with a “t”.

    November 23rd, 2008 at 2:07 am
  2. peter howe adds:

    Natasha

    I am Peter Howe, the son of Norman Howe.

    This is serendipidty. I am going to be in Antigua in early May to cycle and hike as part of a holiday after travelling with 2 of my daughters on a cruise ending in San Juan. So after they have gone I am off to cycle in Antigua and Guadeloupe.

    The reason i am contacting you is that I have enquired of your tourism board if they knew of the Kelsick family.

    The reason for my enquiry is that during the Second World War my father was seconded from the RCAF to the RAF in 1940 and joined Squadron 175 (Hawkers and Typhoons) with which squadron he was until late 1944 when he was shipped to Canada to Vancouver in anticipation of heading out to the Far East.

    One of his Squadron pals was your uncle-Ozzie Kelsick. When I was young your uncle and his wife visited here in Niagara-on-the-lake several occasions.

    I mentioned to my dad I was heading down there and asked if he might put together some thoughts and pics, which he will do.

    By the by, the motto of the Squadron is “Stop at Nothing” and appropriately enough the logo was a Buffalo head. If you are ever in London, whihc I have had the good fortune to practice commercial transactions there as a solicitor off and of for 20 years, visit the church of St Clemens Dane and you will find our logo on the floor with that of all the other squadrons of the RAF-fighter and bomber.

    please get in touch and perhaps we can meet up whilst I am there.

    My emai is phowe@sympatico.ca

    January 13th, 2009 at 6:51 pm
  3. peter howe adds:

    natasha

    I have gone over my dad’s flying officer log and have a number of pages which I can fax to your family that deal with your uncle flying with my dad and also an entry in my dad’s log that recalls your uncle bailing out when his engine failed.

    Get me a fax and I can send on to you

    January 15th, 2009 at 2:31 am
  4. Helen Verity adds:

    Hi Peter,
    This is very cool. I am also a niece of Osmund Kelsick and would love to have copies of the log pages as well. My uncle shared some of his stories with us. He was planning on writing his memoires but unfortunately he did not have the chance to do so.

    January 2nd, 2010 at 3:28 am
  5. Simone Sanguinette - Hadeed adds:

    Dear Peter,
    Iam one of the grand daughters of Osmund Kelsick that still live in Antigua, and came across your name and correspondence with my cousins on the “Caribbean Air Crew in the RAF” website.
    Did you ever come to Antigua?
    Osmunds son’s (my uncle) name is Peter as well and also lives here in Antigua.
    We would love to hear from you if you get a chance.

    January 23rd, 2010 at 9:52 pm
  6. peter howe adds:

    Dear Helen

    Just received an email from Simone. If you provide me a fax I will fax on or I may copy the pages and scan and then send so an email would help also and perhaps be better than a fax

    Peter

    January 23rd, 2010 at 11:50 pm

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