Regimental number | 2283 |
Place of birth | Belfast, Co Antrim, Ireland |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | 11 Pearl Street, Surry Hills, New South Wales |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 38 |
Height | 5' 5.5" |
Weight | 138 lbs |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs M Kelly, 11 Pearl Street, Surry Hills, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Served in the East Lancashire Regiment . |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Liverpool, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 18th Battalion, 4th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/35/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A8 Argyllshire on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 18th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Taken on strength of 18th Bn and posted to 'D' Company, Tel-el-Kebir, 10 January 1916. Embarked Alexandria and proceeded to join the British Expeditionary Force, 18 March 1916; disembarked Marseilles, 25 March 1916. Found guilty in the field, 10 December 1916, of being out of billets after 9.00 am contrary to Battalion orders: awarded 1 day's Field Punishment No 2. Admitted to Anzac Receiving Station, 23 December 1916 (muscular rheumatism); discharged to unit, 16 January 1917. Admitted to Hospital, 29 February 1917; discharged to unit, 1 March 1917. Found guilty at London, 31 May 1917, of being absent without leave, 7.20 am, 22 May, to 9.00 pm, 30 May 1917: fined 28 days' pay; forfeited total of 37 days' pay. Admitted to 5th Australian Field Ambulance, 9 August 1917, and transferred to 58th General Hospital, St. Omer (put under observation); to No 7 Convalescent Depot, Boulogne, 17 August 1917; transferred to No 10 Convalescent Depot, Ecouet, 20 August 1917; to 3rd Red Cross Hospital, Ecouet, 1 September 1917; discharged to 2nd Australian Divisional Base Depot, Havre, 5 September 1917; rejoined unit, 25 September 1917. Admitted to 3ed Field Ambulance, 8 October 1917, and transferred to 2nd Casualty Clearing Station (shrapnel wound, skull); to 8th Stationary Hospital, Wimereux, 19 October 1917. Proceeded to England from Boulogne on HS 'Jan Breydel', 19 October 1917, and admitted to County of Middlesex War Hospital, Hapsbury; transferred to 3rd Auxiliary Hospital, Dartford, 19 November 1917; discharged to No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 27 November 1917. Commenced return to Australia on HT Runic, 20 December 1917; disembarked Melbourne, 13 February 1918, for overland travel to Sydney. Discharged as being medically unfit for service, 23 March 1918. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal. |
Sources | NAA: B2455, KELLY Patrick |