Regimental number | 1706 |
Place of birth | Woodside (from Kellys Camp), Childers, Queensland |
School | North Isis State School and Maryborough Grammar School, Queensland |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Sugar-planter |
Address | Gairloch, Hapsburg, Childers, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 25 |
Height | 5' 11" |
Weight | 170 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, William Kelly, Gairlock, Childers, Queensland |
Previous military service | Served for 2 years in Grammar School Cadets. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 31st Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/48/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A55 Kyarra on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 31st Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Harbonnieres, France |
Age at death | 26 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 26 |
Place of burial | Rue-Petillon Military Cemetery (Plot I, Row L, Grave no. 75), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 118 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William and Sarah KELLY, Gairloch, Kowbi, Queensland |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Queensland, 3 January 1916; disembarked Suez, 31 January 1916. Proceeded to join 31st Bn from 8th Training Bn, Zeitoun, 1 April 1916; taken on strength 31st Bn, Duntroon Plateau, 1 April 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 16 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, 23 June 1916. Reported missing, 20 July 1916. Previous report of missing, now, 28 July 1916, to be reported as 'Killed in Action, 20 July 1916'. Buried Eaton Hall Military Cemetery, Rue Petillon, by Reverend S. A. Beveridge, 20 July 1916. Statement, Red Cross File No 1490104, 1687 Pte G.W. CUMMINGS, A Company, 31st Bn (patient, No 51 General Hospital, Etaples), 4 April 1917: 'He was killed at Fleurbaix on July 19th. in the front line trench, just before the charge. I helped to bury his body in the cemetery at Fleurbaix, the next day.' Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, KELLY Frederick Charles
Red Cross file 1490104 |