Regimental number | 773 |
Place of birth | Sydney New South Wales |
School | Millingandi Public School, New South Wales |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Miner |
Address | St Elmo, Mt Morgan, Mrs Cecelia Kelly, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Next of kin | Mother, Pambula, South Coast, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 9th Battalion, G Company |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board Transport A5 Omrah on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 9th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Passchendaele, Ypres, Belgium |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 24 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 24 |
Place of burial | Batten New British Cemetery (Plot VI, Row C, Grave No. 6), Ploygon Wood, Zonnebeke, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 55 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John and Cecilia Kelly BECKETT, 12 Darlington Road, Darlington, New South Wales. Native of Redfern, New South Wales |
Family/military connections | Cousins: 3 killed in action. |