| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Inverleigh, Victoria |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Incandescent light expert and gasfitter |
| Address | 465 High Street, West Maitland, New South Wales |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 40 |
| Next of kin | Brother, Leo Vivian Kelly, Dentist, Gloucester, New South Wales |
| Previous military service | Served for 3 years in the 4th Regiment, Armadale, 1896-99. Also served in the Boer War for 2 years: 1 year as Sergeant, 6th Imperial Bushmen (March 1900-April 1901); 1 year as Lt, 3rd Imperial Bushmen (April 1901-June 1902). |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Sydney, New South Wales |
| Rank on enlistment | 2nd Lieutenant |
| Unit name | 2nd Battalion, A Company |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/19/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A23 Suffolk on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | 2nd Lieutenant |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 2nd Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Commemoration details | The Lone Pine Memorial (Panel 16), Gallipoli, Turkey The Lone Pine Memorial, situated in the Lone Pine Cemetery at Anzac, is the main Australian Memorial on Gallipoli, and one of four memorials to men of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force. Designed by Sir John Burnet, the principal architect of the Gallipoli cemeteries, it is a thick tapering pylon 14.3 metres high on a square base 12.98 metres wide. It is constructed from limestone mined at Ilgardere in Turkey. The Memorial commemorates the 3268 Australians and 456 New Zealanders who have no known grave and the 960 Australians and 252 New Zealanders who were buried at sea after evacuation through wounds or disease. The names of New Zealanders commemorated are inscribed on stone panels mounted on the south and north sides of the pylon, while those of the Australians are listed on a long wall of panels in front of the pylon and to either side. Names are arranged by unit and rank. The Memorial stands over the centre of the Turkish trenches and tunnels which were the scene of heavy fighting during the August offensive. Most cemeteries on Gallipoli contain relatively few marked graves, and the majority of Australians killed on Gallipoli are commemorated here. |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 33 |
| Family/military connections | Cousin: 3174 Pte Lionel Francis KELLY, 58th Bn, killed in action, 16 October 1917. |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Embarked from Sydney, 18 October 1914; disembarked Egypt, 8 December 1914. Fate confirmed, 2 May 1915, as 'killed in action'. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, KELLY George Edward Eccleston |
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