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KELLY, Reginald
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 31419 |
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| Enlisted: | 29 September 1916, Enlisted at Melbourne |
| Last Rank: | Gunner |
| Last Unit: | 6th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Kensington, Victoria, Australia, 1895 |
| Home Town: | Kensington, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Electrical Engineeer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Ypres, Belgium, 22 August 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Coxyde Military Cemetery, Belgium Plot 111, Row B, Grave 9 Headstone inscription reads: But thanks be to God which giveth us the victory through our Lord, Coxyde Military Cemetery, Coxyde, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Hawthorn Postmaster General's Department Victoria 1, Postmaster General's Department Victoria 2 |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 29 Sep 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 31419, 12th Field Artillery Brigade , Enlisted at Melbourne | |
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| 23 Dec 1916: | Involvement Gunner, 31419, 12th Field Artillery Brigade , Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: RMS Orontes embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 23 Dec 1916: | Embarked Gunner, 31419, 12th Field Artillery Brigade , RMS Orontes, Melbourne | |
| 27 Jun 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 6th Field Artillery Brigade , Transferred from the 12 Field Artillery to the 6th Field Artillery in the field | |
| 22 Aug 1917: | Involvement Gunner, 31419, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 31419 awm_unit: 16th Australian Field Artillery Battery awm_rank: Gunner awm_died_date: 1917-08-22 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Edward and Alice Kelly of 25 Elder Parade, Essendon, Victoria formerly of 58 Derby Street, Kensington, Victoria.
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Served in the Citizen Military Forces for 3 years and was still serving at the time on his enlistment into the AIF
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