KELF, Harold Singleton
| Service Number: | 3493 |
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| Enlisted: | 2 October 1916, Bathurst, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 54th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Singleton, New South Wales, Australia , 10 June 1885 |
| Home Town: | Chatswood, Willoughby, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Singleton Superior Public School, Singleton Grammar School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Bank Clerk |
| Died: | Scott Memorial Hospital, Scone, New South Wales, Australia , 24 April 1953, aged 67 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Northern Suburbs Memorial Gardens and Crematorium, NSW |
| Memorials: | Bank of New South Wales Roll of Honour Book |
World War 1 Service
| 2 Oct 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3493, 54th Infantry Battalion, Bathurst, NSW | |
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| 24 Jan 1917: | Involvement Private, 3493, 54th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Anchises embarkation_ship_number: A68 public_note: '' | |
| 24 Jan 1917: | Embarked Private, 3493, 54th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Anchises, Sydney |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
HAROLD SINGLETON KELF, the son of Mr. Joseph and Mrs. Ann Jeanette Kelf, was born on 10th June, 1885, at Singleton, New South Wales, and was educated first at the Superior Public School, and afterwards at the Grammar School, Singleton. He joined the Bank’s service at Maitland, New South Wales, on 6th December, 1901, and was transferred in March, 1903, to Singleton, where in July he was appointed ledger-keeper. In December, 1906, he was transferred to Dubbo; in September, 1909, to Bungendore, as accountant; and in February, 1911, to Coonamble as teller.
He enlisted on 3rd October, 1916, at Coonamble, and before leaving Australia with the 9th Reinforcements of the 54th Battalion, he was appointed acting-sergeant, reverting to the ranks on joining his battalion in France on 24th September, 1917. Harold Kelf served at Passchendaele, Wytchaete, and on various sectors of the Somme front. He was promoted to sergeant in November, 1918, and returned to Australia in August, 1919.
Source - Bank of NSW Roll of Honour
OBITUARY
MR. HAROLD S. KELF.
Mr. Harold Singleton Kelf, well-known citizen of Scone for many years, and for a long term manager of the Scone branch of the Bank of New South Wales, passed away in the Scott Memorial Hospital early this morning.
The deceased gentleman, who was 67 years of age, had seen service in the same financial institution at Quirindi, Singleton and other centres. He entered retirement in Scone.
Mr. Kelf had been in a somewhat indifferent state of health for some time past, but his condition worsened in recent weeks. Mrs. Kelf, prominent public and charity worker in Scone survives, as does one son, Dr. William Kelf, of Boorowa.
The remains will be taken to Sydney tonight, and the funeral service will be held at the Northern Suburbs Crematorium on Monday next.
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