Regimental number | 1687 |
Place of birth | Brisbane Queensland |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | Pomona, North Coast Line, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 24 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Elizabeth Kelleher, Pomona, North Coast Line, Queensland |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 5th Light Horse Regiment, 11th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/10/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT SS Hawkes Bay on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sergeant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 5th Light Horse Regiment |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of burial | Bersheeba War Cemetery (Row Q., Grave no. 60), Palestine. |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 4 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: James John and Elizabeth (Bessie) KELLEHER, of "Adare", Pomona, Queensland. Native of Gympie, Queensland. |
Other details |
War service: Eygpt Promoted to Lance Corporal 21 January 1916; promoted to Corporal 17 Auyust 1916. Admitted to New Zealand Mounted Field Ambulance 30 August 1916 (sick); discharged to duty, 4 September; rejoined unit, 7 September 1916. Wounded in action; transferred to Port Said Rest Camp, 12 October 1917. Died of wounds, 9 November 1917, Egypt. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal. ~ |