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Michael Herbert KELLY

Regimental number1056
Date of birth19 May 1897
Place of birthGeraldton, Western Australia
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationShearer
AddressGeraldton, Western Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18
Height5' 10.5"
Weight153 lbs
Next of kinFather, Michael Kelly, Simpson Street, Geraldton, Western Australia
Previous military serviceServed for 2 years in the Cadets.
Enlistment date22 November 1915
Place of enlistmentBlackboy Hill, Western Australia
Rank on enlistmentSapper
Unit nameMining Corps, Company 3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on 20 February 1916
Rank from Nominal RollSapper
Unit from Nominal Roll3rd Tunnelling Company
FateKilled in Action 27 June 1916
Age at death from cemetery records19
Place of burialPont-du-Hem Military Cemetery (Plot I, Row C, Grave No. 14), La Gorgue, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
26
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Michael and Sarah Jane KELLY, Simpson Street, Geraldton, Western Australia
Family/military connectionsNAA B2455 file 3011222
Other details

War service: Western Front

Disembarked Marseilles, France, 5 May 1916, and entrained for Hazebrouck; detrained Hazebrouck, 8 May 1916.

Attached for duty with No 4 Section, 254 Tunnelling Company, Royal Engineers. 13 May 1916.

Killed in action by rifle grenade, 27 June 1916.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Age at death19

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