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KELLY, William James Thomas

Service Number:	2930
Enlisted:	22 February 1916, Enlisted Cooma, New South Wales.
Last Rank:	Lance Corporal
Last Unit:	18th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Dalgety, New South Wales, Australia, April 1893
Home Town:	Ironmungy, Snowy River, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Bronchial Pneumonia , France , 10 December 1918
Cemetery:	Le Cateau Communal Cemetery Row 1, Grave No 26.
Memorials:	Cooma St Andrew's Memorial Gate

World War 1 Service

22 Feb 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2930, 55th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted Cooma, New South Wales.
25 Oct 1916:	Involvement Private, 2930, 55th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: ''
25 Oct 1916:	Embarked Private, 2930, 55th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Sydney
23 Mar 1917:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 18th Infantry Battalion
23 Mar 1917:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 18th Infantry Battalion
4 Oct 1918:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 18th Infantry Battalion
10 Oct 1918:	Honoured Military Medal

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