KEILY, Herbert
| Service Number: | 1152 |
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| Enlisted: | 16 November 1914, Oaklands, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 50th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Morphettville, South Australia, 1 April 1893 |
| Home Town: | Sturt, Marion, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Printer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 16 August 1916, aged 23 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Glenelg and District WW1 & WW2 Honour Board, Plympton District Roll of Honor, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
World War 1 Service
| 16 Nov 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Oaklands, South Australia | |
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| 27 Dec 1914: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1152, 10th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: '' | |
| 27 Dec 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1152, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Melbourne | |
| 16 Aug 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, 1152, 50th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1152 awm_unit: 50 Battalion awm_rank: Lance Sergeant awm_died_date: 1916-08-16 |
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"THE LATE SERGEANT H. KEILY.
Word was received last week that Sergeant Herbert Keily had been killed in action in France on August 16. He was the second son of Mr. T. Keily, of Morphettville. He went away with the first Australian contingent in October, 1914, as a private in D Company of the Fighting Tenth. He was therefore in the heroic landing at Suvla Bay, and fought through the Gallipoli compaign without receiving a scratch. With the remnant of the famous battalion he went to France, and it is clear from his last letter that he was in the fierce battle of the Somme beyond Pozieres. In France he received his stripes. A younger brother, Tom, was in the same company. Sergeant Keily was 23 years of age. He was a fine footballer, and in 1914 received a gold medal from the Sturt Imperial Club as the most gentlemanly player of the season." - from the Adelaide Chronicle 30 Sep 1916 (nla.gov.au)
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