Regimental number | 134 |
Place of birth | Moonan, New South Wales |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Stockman |
Address | Puddle Dock Estate, Ellerton via Scone, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 26 |
Height | 5' 7" |
Weight | 137 lbs |
Next of kin | William Kiley, Moonan, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Served in the 6th Australian Light Horse Regiment, Citizen Military Forces; still serving at time of AIF enlistment. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Sydney, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Shoeing Smith |
Unit name | 1st Light Horse Regiment, A Squadron |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/6/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A16 Star of Victoria on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st Light Horse Regiment |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | Regimental Number incorrectly recorded on NAA site as 2407. |
Place of death or wounding | Pope's Hill, Gallipoli, Turkey |
Place of burial | Shrapnel Valley Cemetery (Plot IV, Row C, Grave No. 14), Gallipoli, Turkey |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 2 |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Joined 1st Light Horse Regiment, Gallipoli, 5 August 1915. Killed in action, Pope's Hill, 7 August 1915. Buried Shrapnel Gully Cemetery by Rev. E.N. Merrington. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, KILEY Edmund |