BBC: Search for family of executed WW2 Highland soldier

[Albufera32]

I tried searching for Leonard Scott Walker on the CWGC site, but nothing shows up.

I do wonder if perhaps "Keller" should actually be "Keiller", perhaps?

[MonicaL]

The tree owner has kindly come back to me and confirmed that Leonard Scott Walker that I have mentioned died in the London area. I can see a likely death in 1st Qrt 1942 in Surrey Mid Eastern District.

Monica

[Erato]

"I do wonder if perhaps "Keller" should actually be "Keiller", perhaps?"

How about McKeller?

[Albufera32]

I tried McKeller and McKellar on the CWGC site as well without any luck. Another thing which occured to me was that Len might be a mistranscription from Ian but still no luck.

Of course, he may not be there, but I believe that those of the 51st Highland who were missing from St Valery are listed on the Dunkirk Memorial (as are those lost on the Lancastria, for example) so he might be there somewhere.

[Erato]

Kellen, Keilen, Kellan, Killen, etc?

[MonicaL]

...Another thing which occured to me was that Len might be a mistranscription from Ian but still no luck.

Again, I am just looking at births and possible names from there.

There is this one for example, picking up on your suggestion of 'Ian' rather than Len, and Ian being a variant of John:

JOHN SCOTT KEILLOR
1907
459/1 135
Wemyss (Fife)

Can't easily anything so far searching different name options www.findagrave.com/cemetery/2200237/memorial-search?firstname=&middlename=&lastname=keillor&cemeteryName=Dunkirk+Memorial&birthyear=&birthyearfilter=&deathyear=&deathyearfilter=&memorialid=&mcid=&linkedToName=&datefilter=&orderby=r&page=1#refine

[MonicaL]

There are so few to put up as possibilities. John Scott Keillor is also not the soldier. JSK married in Canada in 1938 and died there in 1943 www.findagrave.com/memorial/34970289/john-keillor  Marriage and death regs both have Scott as his middle name and marriage has reference to his birth place.

Monica

[DudelsackHogg]

I also saw the bbc news article and thought of this website.

Kellar - could maybe be Kelly. Or could it be a place name?
Len - possibly Colin?

Quite a challenge.

[hgs46]

2 vague possibles. (1) Pvte L. Keller (altered to Keeler), 6288464 missing 19 July 1940, in France. 4th Btn. East Kent Regt. (2) Sgt Keiler of Gordon Highlanders who is mentioned in Aberdeen Press & Journal article 4th Oct 1940 written by Sgt Major Fullerton, also Gordon Highlander, who both escaped their capture in June 1940 at St Valery.


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