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Valentine William KELLY

Regimental number4737
Place of birthCarlton, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationDraper
AddressAlda, Calypso Avenue, Mosman, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation25
Next of kinMother, Mrs Emily Alice Kelly, Alda, Calypso Avenue, Mosman, New South Wales
Enlistment date20 August 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll12 August 1915
Rank on enlistmentActing Sergeant
Unit name22nd Battalion, 12th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/39/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on 4 April 1916
Rank from Nominal RollSergeant
Unit from Nominal Roll22nd Battalion
FateKilled in Action 18 September 1917
Age at death from cemetery records26
Place of burialHooge Crater Cemetery (Plot I, Row H, Grave No. 5), Zillebeke, Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
96
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: James A. and Emily A. KELLY, Calypso Avenue, Mosman, New South Wales
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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