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John Joseph KELLY

Regimental number5266
Place of birthSydney New South Wales
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationLabourer
Address6 Wortley Street, Balmain, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18
Next of kinMother, Mrs A Kelly, 6 Wortley Street, Balmain, Sydney, New South Wales
Enlistment date10 January 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name2nd Battalion, 16th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/19/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A71 Nestor on 9 April 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll2nd Battalion
FateKilled in Action 3 October 1918
Age at death from cemetery records21
Place of burialRoisel Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot II, Row H, Grave No. 9), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
33
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Mr KELLY and Ann KELLY, 6 Wortley Street, Balmain, New South Wales
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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