James KELLY

KELLY, James

Service Number: 2416
Enlisted: 9 July 1915, Brisbane, Queensland
Last Rank: Corporal
Last Unit: 47th Infantry Battalion
Born: Hackney, South Australia, 22 December 1881
Home Town: Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Labourer
Died: Natural causes, Sydney, New South Wales, 18 January 1950, aged 68 years
Cemetery: Not yet discovered
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World War 1 Service

9 Jul 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2416, Brisbane, Queensland
20 Aug 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2416, 15th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: ''
20 Aug 1915: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2416, 15th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Shropshire, Sydney
20 May 1916: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 47th Infantry Battalion

World War 2 Service

7 Oct 1916: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2416, 47th Infantry Battalion, Negligent/self inflicted

World War 1 Service

13 Aug 1917: Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 47th Infantry Battalion
12 Oct 1917: Wounded AIF WW1, Corporal, 47th Infantry Battalion, 1st Passchendaele, 2nd occasion - GSW (abdomen)
19 Mar 1918: Discharged AIF WW1, Corporal, 2416, 47th Infantry Battalion

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