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KELLY, Edmund
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5118 |
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| Enlisted: | 29 January 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 58th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Yarraville, Victoria, Australia , 1892 |
| Home Town: | Brunswick East, Moreland, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 9 March 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Dernancourt Communal Cemetery Extension VI C 22 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, City of Brunswick Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 29 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5118, 6th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 1 Apr 1916: | Involvement Private, 5118, 6th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Suffolk embarkation_ship_number: A23 public_note: '' | |
| 1 Apr 1916: | Embarked Private, 5118, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Suffolk, Melbourne | |
| 9 Mar 1917: | Involvement Private, 5118, 58th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 5118 awm_unit: 58th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-03-09 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Edmund Kelly was the son of Michael and Bridget Kelly of Brunswick, Victoria.
His younger brother, 3372 Pte. Richard Bartholomew (Richard Joseph) Kelly 14th Battalion AIF, had died of wounds in England only five days before Edmund died of wounds in France.
Another brother, 3342 Private Michael Kelly 5th Pioneer Battalion AIF returned to Australia in 1919.