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Samuel Arthur KELLETT

Regimental number3064
Place of birthHawthorn, Victoria
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationLoco driver
Address40 Abbotsford Street, West Melbourne, Victoria
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation38
Height5' 7.5"
Weight171 lbs
Next of kinWife, Mrs S A Kellett, 40 Abbotsford Street, West Melbourne, Victoria
Previous military serviceServed for 2 years in the Cape Garrison Artillery; discharged at end of South African (Boer) War.
Enlistment date2 July 1915
Place of enlistmentMelbourne, Victoria
Rank on enlistmentDriver
Unit name5th Field Company Engineers
AWM Embarkation Roll number14/24/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on 24 November 1915
Rank from Nominal RollDriver
Unit from Nominal Roll5th Field Company Engineers
FateReturned to Australia 11 April 1916
Discharge date5 August 1916
Other details

War service: Egypt

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Runic', 11 April 1916; discharged (medically unfit: varicocele and varicose veins; pre-existing condition), Melbourne, 5 August 1916.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death10 January 1924 Result of accident
Age at death47
SourcesNAA: B2455, KELLETT Samuel Arthur

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