Regimental number | 678 |
Place of birth | Macarthur Victoria |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | State school teacher |
Address | Fernbank, Macarthur, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Jane Ewing Kelley, Mildura PO, Mildura, Victoria |
Previous military service | 73rd Infantry |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | Machine Gun Company 6, Reinforcement 12 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 24/11/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A29 Suevic on |
Regimental number from Nominal Roll | 678A |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 22nd Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
Place of burial | Prospect Hill Cemetery (Plot I, Row E, Grave No. 6), Gouy, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 96 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated on Warrnambool College Honour Roll ('They died for us. For Empire & Right.'). Parents: William and Jane KELLEY, 41 Orange Avenue, Mildure, Victoria. Native of Macarthur, Victoria |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |