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KELLY, Patrick James
Personal Details
Service Number: | 5254 |
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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 |
Service History
World War 1 Service
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: '' | |
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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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