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Rupert Joseph KELLY

Regimental number1827
Place of birthPerth Western Australia
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationPipe fitter
Address18 Stirling Street, Perth, Western Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24
Next of kinFather, John Joseph Kelly, 18 Stirling Street, Perth, Western Australia
Enlistment date18 January 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name16th Battalion, 4th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/33/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A8 Argyllshire on 19 April 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll1st Anzac Battalion, Imperial Camel Corps
FateKilled in Action 19 April 1917
Age at death from cemetery records27
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsJerusalem Memorial, Palestine
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
10
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John James and Elizabeth Rosina KELLY, Hotel, Brunswick Junction, Western Australia. Native of Perth

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