MCKELVEY, Dudley Roy
| Service Number: | 2615 |
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| Enlisted: | 7 October 1916, Cairns, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 41st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Melbourne, Victoria, 6 December 1895 |
| Home Town: | Mount Garnet, Tablelands, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Miner (later plumber, farmer) |
| Died: | Natural causes (skin cancer), Cairns, Queensland, 29 June 1954, aged 58 years |
| Cemetery: |
Cairns (General) Cemetery, Queensland MWS Row Z1 Site 6803 |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 7 Oct 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2615, 41st Infantry Battalion, Cairns, Queensland | |
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| 17 Nov 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2615, 41st Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Kyarra embarkation_ship_number: A55 public_note: '' | |
| 17 Nov 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2615, 41st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Kyarra, Brisbane | |
| 9 Apr 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2615, 41st Infantry Battalion |
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"FUNERAL NOTICE.
The relatives and friends of Mrs. Elizabeth Francis McKelvey, 215 Mulgrave Road, Cairns, Mr. and Mrs. E. G. McKelvey, Cairns, Mr. and Mrs. C. Larsen and Family, Machan's Beach, Mr. and Mrs. W. Wright and Family, Brisbane, Mr. and Mrs. D. Blakey and Family, Townsville, Mr, W. C. McKelvey, Normanton, Mr. and Mrs. H. McKelvey and Family, Enmore Estate, Mr. and Mrs. R. G. McKelvey and Family, Bunda Street, Cairns, Mr. and Mrs. L. St. John and Family, Cairns, Mr. J. A. McKelvey, Cairns, Mr. R. T. Mc- Kelvey, Cairns, Mr. L. McKelvey, Cairns, Miss C. McKelvey, 215 Mulgrave Road, Cairns, Mr. R. Mc- Kelvey, 215 Mulgrave Road, Cairns, are respectfully requested to attend the funeral of her dearly beloved husband and their beloved father and grandfather, DUDLEY ROY McKELVEY, which is appointed to leave St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Sheridan Street, Cairns, after a service commencing at 3 o'clock THIS (TUESDAY) AFTERNOON en-route for the Martyn Street Cemetery.
The members of the R.S.S.A.I.L.A. Cairns Sub-branch are also requested to attend." - from the Cairns Post 29 Jun 1954 (nla.gov.au)
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