Regimental number | 1056 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Geraldton, Western Australia |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Shearer |
Address | Geraldton, Western Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18 |
Height | 5' 10.5" |
Weight | 153 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, Michael Kelly, Simpson Street, Geraldton, Western Australia |
Previous military service | Served for 2 years in the Cadets. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Blackboy Hill, Western Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Sapper |
Unit name | Mining Corps, Company 3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sapper |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 3rd Tunnelling Company |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 19 |
Place of burial | Pont-du-Hem Military Cemetery (Plot I, Row C, Grave No. 14), La Gorgue, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 26 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Michael and Sarah Jane KELLY, Simpson Street, Geraldton, Western Australia |
Family/military connections | NAA B2455 file 3011222 |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Disembarked Marseilles, France, 5 May 1916, and entrained for Hazebrouck; detrained Hazebrouck, 8 May 1916. Attached for duty with No 4 Section, 254 Tunnelling Company, Royal Engineers. 13 May 1916. Killed in action by rifle grenade, 27 June 1916. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Age at death | 19 |