Regimental number | 2692 |
Place of birth | Perth Western Australia |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | 155 Holland Street, East Fremantle, Western Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20 |
Next of kin | Father, James Kelly, 155 Holland Street, East Fremantle, Western Australia |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 28th Battalion, 6th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/45/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 51st Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 19 |
Place of burial | Ovillers Military Cemetery ((Plot XVI, Row V, Grave No.1), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 153 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated (marble tablet) in St John's Anglican Church, Fremantle, Western Australia. Inscription reads: 'To the glory of God. The Choir Vestry was erected A.D. 1922 in grateful memory of the men from this parish who gave their lives for God and King and Country in the Great War 1914-1919. "Their name liveth for evermore."' Parents: James and Amy KELLY, 96 Moran Street, Boulder City, Western Australia. Native of Fremantle, Western Australia |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |