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KELLY, Francis Desmond

Service Number:	120
Enlisted:	5 February 1915, Adelaide, South Australia
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	2nd Machine Gun Battalion
Born:	Mitcham, South Australia , 5 May 1896
Home Town:	Mitcham, Mitcham, South Australia
Schooling:	Mitcham and Mount Barker Public Schools; Mount Barker District High School, South Australia
Occupation:	Cabinet maker
Died:	Pneumonia, Adelaide, South Australia , 11 August 1943, aged 47 years
Cemetery:	AIF Cemetery, West Terrace Cemetery, Adelaide, South Australia Section: LO, Road: 4S, Site No: 41
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World War 1 Service

5 Feb 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 120, Adelaide, South Australia
31 May 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 120, 27th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: ''
31 May 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 120, 27th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Geelong, Adelaide
28 Jun 1917:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 7th Machine Gun Company
17 Mar 1918:	Transferred Private, 2nd Machine Gun Battalion
27 Sep 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 120, 2nd Machine Gun Battalion

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