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KELLY, Charles
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3838 |
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| Enlisted: | 28 August 1915, Enlisted at Holsworthy, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Sydney, New South Wales, 1889 |
| Home Town: | Redfern, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Bootmaker |
| Died: | Illness - chronic Nephritis and Nepatic Cirrohsis, 4 Australian General Hospital, Randwick, Sydney, Australia, 29 June 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Waverley Cemetery, Bronte, New South Wales Roman Catholic Sel; Row 12, Grave 5082 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 28 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3838, 2nd (SA) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC), Enlisted at Holsworthy, NSW | |
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| 30 Dec 1915: | Involvement Private, 3838, 2nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Medic embarkation_ship_number: A7 public_note: '' | |
| 30 Dec 1915: | Embarked Private, 3838, 2nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Medic, Sydney | |
| 16 Sep 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 2nd (SA) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC) | |
| 29 Jun 1918: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 3838, 2nd Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3838 awm_unit: 2 Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1918-06-29 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of John and Bridget Kelly of 10 Walker Street, Redfern, Sydney, NSW; brother of William James Kelly of Shaftbury Hotel, Perth, WA
28 November 1917 - returned to Australia on board HT Karoola as medically unfit(Nephritis)
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal