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KELLY, Frederick Charles
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1706 |
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| Enlisted: | 13 July 1915, Brisbane, Qld. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 31st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Woodside (from Kellys Camp), Childers, Qld., 1890 |
| Home Town: | Childers, Bundaberg, Queensland |
| Schooling: | North Isis State School, Maryborough Grammar School |
| Occupation: | Sugar Planter |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 20 July 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
Rue-Petillon Military Cemetery, Fleurbaix, Bethune, Nord Pas de Calais I L 75 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Childers Doolbi & Horton Honour Board, Childers Isis District Roll of Honour, Childers Isis North State School Great War Honour Board, Childers Memorial Hall (Isis District Pictorial War Memorial), Cordalba War Memorial, Maryborough State High School Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 13 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1706, 31st Infantry Battalion, Brisbane, Qld. | |
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| 3 Jan 1916: | Involvement Private, 1706, 31st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Kyarra embarkation_ship_number: A55 public_note: '' | |
| 3 Jan 1916: | Embarked Private, 1706, 31st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Kyarra, Brisbane | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement 31st Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix) |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of William and Sarah KELLY, Gairloch, Kowbi, Queensland
Statement, Red Cross File No 1490104, 1687 Pte G.W. CUMMINGS, A Company, 31st Bn (patient, No 51 General Hospital, Etaples), 4 April 1917: 'He was killed at Fleurbaix on July 19th. in the front line trench, just before the charge. I helped to bury his body in the cemetery at Fleurbaix, the next day.'
Buried Eaton Hall Military Cemetery, Rue Petillon, by Reverend S. A. Beveridge, 20 July 1916.
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