| Regimental number | 2816 |
| Place of birth | Co Galway, Ireland |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Address | Mitcham, South Australia |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 41 |
| Height | 5' 7.25" |
| Weight | 149 lbs |
| Next of kin | Friend, J Burke, Edinburgh Hotel, Mitcham, South Australia |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
| Place of enlistment | Adelaide, South Australia |
| Rank on enlistment | Sapper |
| Unit name | Mining Corps Reinforcements 1 - 3 |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 16/7/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Sapper |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 2nd Tunnelling Company |
| Fate | Returned to Australia |
| Discharge date | |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Found guilty, 25 May 1916, of breaking camp at Marseilles, France, 24 May 1916: awarded 2 days? Field Punishment No 2. Marched into Base Depot, Etaples, 1 June 1916. Attached for duty with 2nd Australian Tunnelling Company, France, 25 June 1916. Taken on strength, 2nd Australian Tunnelling Company, 29 September 1916. Wounded in action, 4 March 1918 (poison gas shell); admitted to 149th Field Ambulance, 5 march 1918; transferred to 47th General Hospital, Le Treport, France, 10 March 1918; to 3rd Convalescent Hospital, 23 March 1918; discharged to Base Details, 4 April 1918; marched into Australian General Base Depot, 4 April 1918; rejoined unit, 19 April 1918. Admitted to 5th Australian Field Ambulance, 1 June 1918 (fibrositis); transferred to 20th Casualty Clearing Station, 1 June 1918 (myalgia); to No 32 Ambulance Train, 2 June 1918; to 3rd Canadian General Hospital, 3 June 1918; embarked for England, 8 June 1918; admitted to Barnet War Hospital, 8 June 1918; transferred to 1st Auxiliary Hospital, 17 June 1918 (rheumatism and debility); discharged on furlough, 25 June 1918, to report to No 2 Command Depot, Harefield, 9 July 1918; marched into No 2 Command Depot, 9 July 1918. Commenced return to Australia, from England, on board HT ?Medic?, 24 August 1918; disembarked Melbourne, 11 October 1918; found guilty, 1 November 1918, of disobedience of orders by removing blue arm bands, Adelaide, 22 October 1918: awarded 14 days? Confined to Barracks; fined £5; discharged, 6 December 1918 (medically unfit, overage and chronic rheumatism). Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal Medal stamps marked 'Returned 3/3/1924'. |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, KELLY Stephen |
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