Roger KIELY

KIELY, Roger

Service Number: 4156
Enlisted: 14 September 1915, Lismore, New South Wales
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 26th Infantry Battalion
Born: Grafton, New South Wales, 19 August 1883
Home Town: Grafton, Clarence Valley, New South Wales
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Cane cutter
Died: Natural causes, Brisbane, Queensland, 10 June 1951, aged 67 years
Cemetery: Mount Gravatt Cemetery & Crematorium, Brisbane
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World War 1 Service

14 Sep 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4156, 26th Infantry Battalion, Lismore, New South Wales
28 Mar 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4156, 26th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Commonwealth embarkation_ship_number: A73 public_note: ''
28 Mar 1916: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4156, 26th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Commonwealth, Brisbane
1 Nov 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 4156, 26th Infantry Battalion

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Biography

"KIELY.— The Funeral of the late Roger Kiely, of 96 Grey Street, South Brisbane, formerly of Grafton, & A.I.F. is appointed to leave St. Joseph's Church, Kangaroo Point, at 2.00 o'clock To-day (Tuesday), for Mt. Gravatt Cemetery." - from the Brisbane Telegraph 12 Jun 1951 (nla.gov.au)

"Mr. Roger Kiely, a former resident of Clarenza, has died in Brisbane. The late Mr. Kiely saw active service in World War 1, and has been in ill-health for some years." - from the Grafton Daily Examiner 13 Jun 1951 (nla.gov.au)

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