Patrick James KELLY

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Service Number:	5254
Enlisted:	Not yet discovered
Last Rank:	Sapper
Last Unit:	3rd Tunnelling Company (inc. 6th Tunnelling Company)
Born:	Richmond, Tasmania, Australia , 19 July 1887
Home Town:	Hobart, Tasmania
Schooling:	St Josephs Covent School, Richmond, Tasmania, Australia
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 17 August 1917, aged 30 years
Cemetery:	Hersin Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot II, Row C, Grave No. 1)
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Hobart Roll of Honour, Oatlands Soldiers Memorial

19 Jul 1916:	Involvement Sapper, 5254, 1st Tunnelling Company (inc. 4th Tunnelling Company), Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Armadale embarkation_ship_number: A26 public_note: ''
19 Jul 1916:	Involvement Sapper, 5254, Mining Corps, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Armadale embarkation_ship_number: A26 public_note: ''
19 Jul 1916:	Embarked Sapper, 5254, 1st Tunnelling Company (inc. 4th Tunnelling Company), HMAT Armadale, Melbourne
19 Jul 1916:	Embarked Sapper, 5254, Mining Corps, HMAT Armadale, Melbourne
17 Aug 1917:	Involvement Sapper, 5254, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 5254 awm_unit: 3rd Australian Tunnelling Company awm_rank: Sapper awm_died_date: 1917-08-17
17 Aug 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Sapper, 5254, 3rd Tunnelling Company (inc. 6th Tunnelling Company), Killed in action near Fauquissart, France while on listening duties.

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