KELSO, Robert James
| Service Number: | 3422 |
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| Enlisted: | 3 November 1916, Brisbane, Qld. |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 41st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 30 May 1897 |
| Home Town: | New Farm, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | New Farm State School, Queensland, Australia |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 8 August 1918, aged 21 years |
| Cemetery: |
Fouilloy Communal Cemetery, Somme C 9 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Brisbane 41st Battalion Roll of Honour, New Farm State School War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 3 Nov 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3422, 52nd Infantry Battalion, Brisbane, Qld. | |
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| 24 Jan 1917: | Involvement Private, 3422, 52nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ayrshire embarkation_ship_number: A33 public_note: '' | |
| 24 Jan 1917: | Embarked Private, 3422, 52nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ayrshire, Sydney | |
| 8 Aug 1918: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 3422, 41st Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3422 awm_unit: 41st Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1918-08-08 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Joseph and Annie Matilda (nee McCullagh) KELSO, Welsby Street, New Farm, Brisbane, Queensland
After leaving school he worked for the firm Robert Harper & Co. Pty. Ltd. Brisbane.
KELSO.—In loving memory of our dear son, L.-Cpl. Robert James Kelso, died of wounds received in France, 8th August, 1918, aged 21 years.
One of the best, a loving son,
A brother kind and true ;
So deeply loved, so deeply mourned.
By every one he knew.
Do not ask us if we miss him,
Oh, there's such a vacant place,
But we think we hear his footsteps
And we see his smiling face.
Inserted by his mother, father, brothers, and sisters.
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