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Harold Jay KELSO

Regimental number2146
Place of birthWestford, Queensland
ReligionMethodist
OccupationClerk
AddressBrisbane, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation25
Height5' 4.5"
Weight132 lbs
Next of kinUncle, Reuben Oxford, Westford, Stanley Terrace, Taringa, Queensland
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date4 January 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll7 January 1916
Place of enlistmentToowoomba, Queensland
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name4th Pioneer Battalion, Reinforcement 3
AWM Embarkation Roll number14/16/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A46 Clan Macgillivray on 1 May 1916
Regimental number from Nominal Roll2140
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll4th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 27 August 1917
Place of burialMessines Ridge British Cemetery (Plot I, Row B, Grave No. 28), Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
174
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Embarked Egypt for England, 1 August 1916; disembarked Southampton, 21 August 1916.

Detached on duty from Pioneer Training Bn to Bombing Course, 23-31 August 1916.

Admitted to 1st Australian Dermatological Hospital, Bulford, 23 October 1916; discharged to duty, 25 November 1916; total period of treatment for venereal disease: 34 days.

Proceeded overseas to France, 8 January 1917; taken on strength, 4th Pioneer Bn, 28 January 1917.

Killed in action (high explosive shell), Belgium, 27 August 1917.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNAA: B2455, KELSO Harold Jay

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