Regimental number | 2930 |
Place of birth | Dalgety New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Ironmongie via Cooma, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 23 |
Next of kin | Father, Andrew James Kelley, Ironmongie via Cooma, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 55th Battalion, 7th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/72/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A11 Ascanius on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 18th Battalion |
Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
Military Medal Recommendation date: Military Medal Recommendation date: |
Fate | Died of disease |
Medals |
Military Medal 'For gallantry and devotion to duty on 3rd October, 1918, near ESTREES. He was taking a message to Battalion Headquarters when he passed his Company Commander lying wounded in an exposed spot. He stopped to assist him but as he did so the officer received two more wounds from machine gun bullets. Private KELLEY, all the time under heavy machine gun fire, dressed the wounds and removed him to a shell hole and then delivered his message.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 115 Date: |
Other details | Medals: Military Medal, British War Medal, Victory Medal |