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James Thomas KELLY

Regimental number5404
Place of birthBallinlough, Ireland
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationUpholsterer
Address9 Aitken Street, Clifton Hill, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation34
Height5' 4"
Weight110 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs D Kelly, 9 Aitken Street, Clifton Hill, Victoria
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date19 February 1916
Place of enlistmentMelbourne, Victoria
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name7th Battalion, 17th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/24/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on 4 April 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll3rd Machine Gun Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 30 April 1919
Discharge date27 July 1919
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Transferred to 59th Bn and allotted to 15th Training Bn, Tel-el-Kebir, Egypt, 25 May 1916.

Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 21 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 30 June 1916.

Taken on strength, 60th Bn, France, 22 July 1916.

Admitted to No 3 Casualty Clearing Station, 26 November 1916 (debility); retuned to duty, 2 December 1916.

To England on leave, 20 September 1917; rejoined unit, 6 October 1917.

Wounded in action, France, 16 October 1917 (gassed); admitted to 8th Australian Field Ambulance, 17 October 1917; transferred to 5th Australian Division Rest Station, 17 October 1917; to No 5 Casualty Clearing Station, 25 October 1917; to No 5 General Hospital, Rouen, 26 October 1917; embarked for England, 3 November 1917; admitted to Reading War Hospital, England, 5 November 1917; transferred to 3rd Auxiliary Hospital, Dartford, England, 13 December 1917; discharged on furlough, 17 December 1917, to report to No 1 Command Depot, Sutton Veny, 31 December 1917.

Found guilty, 3 January 1918, of being absent without leave from 3.30 pm, 31 December 1917, to 9.00 pm, 2 January 1918: awarded 4 days? confined to camp; forfeited a total of 3 days? pay.

Sick to Group Clearing Hospital, Sutton Veny, 19 April 1918; discharged to No 1 Command Depot, Sutton Veny, 24 April 1918.

Marched out to Overseas Training Brigade, Longbridge Deverill, England, 20 May 1918; marched in, 20 May 1918; transferred to Machine Gun Corps Details, Grantham, England, 25 May 1918.

Proceeded overseas to France, 23 July 1918; marched into Machine Gun Corps Base Depot, Camiers, France, 24 July 1918.

Taken on strength, 3rd Machine Gun Bn, Camiers, 15 August 1918.

Marched out to Australian General Base Depot, Havre, 17 February 1919; marched out to United Kingdom, 28 February 1919; disembarked, Weymouth, 1 March 1919; marched into Overseas Training Brigade, England, 1 March 1919.

Commenced return to Australia, from England, on board HT ?Karagola?, 30 April 1919; disembarked, Melbourne, 12 June 1919; discharged, Melbourne, 27 July 1919.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
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