Regimental number | 825 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Murwillumbah New South Wales |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Clerk |
Address | Atkinson Street, Toowoomba, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Rose Kelly, Atkinson Street, Toowoomba, Queensland |
Previous military service | 11th Infantry |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 42nd Battalion, D Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/59/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A30 Borda on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sergeant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 41st Battalion |
Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
Meritorious Service Medal Recommendation date: |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Medals |
Meritorious Service Medal 'For meritorious service and devotion to duty during the period 25th February - 17th September, 1918. This Non Commissioned Officer has performed the duties of Battalion Orderly Room Sergeant in an exemplary manner, and has been of great assistance to the Adjutant in relieving him of much of the Administrative work during operations when the Adjutant was otherwise urgently engaged. On the 24th April at BONNAY when the village was being heavily shelled with gas and H.E., Sergeant KELLY personally packed up and ensured the safe custody of valuable records and papers of the battalion.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 67 Date: |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: Meritorious Service Medal, British War Medal, Victory Medal Died as a result of a motor accident. |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 37 |
Place of burial | St John's Churchyard (Section A, Row 2, Grave No. 532), Canberra, Australian Capital Territory |