Richard Desmond (Des) KELLY

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KELLY, Richard Desmond

Other Name:	KELLY, Richard Desmond Valentine - Birth Name
Service Number:	3370
Enlisted:	13 July 1915, Melbourne, Vic.
Last Rank:	Sergeant
Last Unit:	6th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Dunkeld, Victoria, Australia, 1895
Home Town:	Penshurst, Southern Grampians, Victoria
Schooling:	St. Joseph's School Penshurst
Occupation:	Stockman / Motor Car Driver
Died:	Killed in Action, Belgium, 4 October 1917
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Penshurst War Memorial, Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial

World War 1 Service

13 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3370, 8th Infantry Battalion, Melbourne, Vic.
11 Oct 1915:	Involvement Private, 3370, 8th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: ''
11 Oct 1915:	Embarked Private, 3370, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Nestor, Adelaide
4 Oct 1917:	Involvement Sergeant, 3370, 6th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3370 awm_unit: 6th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1917-10-04

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

Son of William Ambrose KELLY and Mary Louisa KELLY nee GANNON, of Penshurst, Victoria.

KELLY.— A tribute of love and respect to my true friend, Sergeant R. D. Kelly (Des.), killed in action in France, 4th October, 1917, beloved son of Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Kelly, Penshurst, Victoria.
"Thorns give out perfume, and the cross
breathes forth sweetness."
"As true a heart as ever beat
Has passed away from earth;
But memory dwells within the hearts
Of those who knew his worth.
A sorrow's crown of sorrow
Is remembering happier things.
—(Inserted by his sincere friend, Ethel F. G., Balranald, N.S.W.)

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