KELLY, Cyrus
| Service Number: | 5367 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 17th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Waterford, Ireland, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Parramatta, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Hospital attendant |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 9 October 1917, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL Panel 7 - 17 - 23 - 25 - 27 - 29 - 31. |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Parramatta Mental Hospital Roll of Honor, Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 22 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 5367, 17th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: '' | |
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| 22 Aug 1916: | Embarked Private, 5367, 17th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wiltshire, Sydney |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
17th Battalion, 14th Reinforcement, Australian Infantry, A.I.F.
The memorial in St. Mary's Cathedral, Bridge St., Limerick to Signaller Kelly appears to commemorate C Kelly but it could be G.Kelly. A Cyrus Kelly who served with Australian forces was born in Waterford, Ireland and his stepfather lived in Limerick. The Men of Thomond war memorial is In St. Mary's Cathedral, Bridge St., Limerick.
Thomond (Classical Irish: Tuadhmhumhain; Modern Irish: Tuamhain) was a kingdom of Gaelic Ireland, associated geographically with present-day County Clare and County Limerick, as well as parts of County Tipperary around Nenagh and its hinterland.
County Clare was sometimes known as County Thomond in the period immediately after its creation from the District of Thomond.
He was a Hospital attendant in the Mental Hospital at Parramatta, New South Wales.
Next of kin-Step-Father, Charles Downey, 5 New Wellington Terrace, Limerick, Ireland.
Enlistment date-1 February 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll-14 January 1916
Place of enlistment-Sydney, New South Wales.
Age at embarkation 32
AWM Embarkation Roll number-23/34/3
War service: Western Front
Embarked Sydney on HMAT 'Wiltshire', 22 August 1916; disembarked Plymouth, 13 October 1916, and taken on strength of No 3 Command Depot, Hurdcott; marched into 5th Training Battalion, Rollestone, 4 November 1916. Proceeded to France through Folkestone, 4 June 1917; marched into 2nd Australian Divisional Base Depot, Havre, 5 June 1917; taken on strength of 17th Battalion, 25 June 1917.
Sources-NAA: B2455, KELLY Cyrus
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