| Regimental number | 3695 |
| Place of birth | Port Pirie, South Australia |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Address | Port Pirie, South Australia |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 29.8 |
| Height | 5' 8.5" |
| Weight | 161 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs A Feely, Port Pirie, South Australia |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Adelaide, South Australia |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 16th Battalion, 12th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/33/3 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board RMS Malwa on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 48th Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of burial | Tyne Cot Cemetery (Plot XXXIX, Row F, Grave No. 15), Passchendaele, Belgium |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 145 |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Alotted to 48th Bn, Zeitoun, 9 March 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 2 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 9 June 1916. Appointed Lance Corporal, 28 June 1917. Killed in action, Belgium, 12 October 1917. Statement, Red Cross File No 10410129, 4651 Pte L.F.W. MORGAN, A Company, 48th Bn (patient, 53rd General Hospital, Boulogne), 8 April 1918: 'Feely was a corporal in my company and was in No III pltn. On Oct 12th he was killed by shell as we went over for an attack on a German position at Passchendaele. I saw the shell explode and he was killed instantly. He was buried at the same place with Lieut Ridley and Cpl. Ringer of the same company. S/Bs Lonergan and Rearden put them under and were themselves killed shortly afterwards.' Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, FEELY Edward James
Red Cross File No 10410129 |
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