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KELLY, John James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1958 |
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| Enlisted: | 23 September 1915, Claremont, Tas. |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 4th (Divisional) Medium and Heavy Trench Mortar Batteries, AIF |
| Born: | Redcastle, Victoria, Australia, 29 July 1884 |
| Home Town: | Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Redcastle State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Roman Catholic Priest |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Rouen, France, 6 May 1917, aged 32 years |
| Cemetery: |
St Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen Block P. Plot I, Row J, Grave No. 3B, St Sever Cemetery Extension, Haute-Normandie, France, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bendigo Great War Roll of Honor, Bridgewater & Memsie Districts Honor Roll, Bridgewater Memorial Hall & Honour Roll, Bridgewater on Loddon School Honour Roll, Hobart Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 23 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1958, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, Claremont, Tas. | |
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| 5 Jan 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1958, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, Melbourne, HMAT A19 Afric | |
| 12 Apr 1916: | Involvement Australian Army Chaplains' Department, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: RMS Mooltan embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 12 Apr 1916: | Embarked Australian Army Chaplains' Department, RMS Mooltan, Sydney | |
| 21 Apr 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 4th Division Artillery , Egypt | |
| 25 Jun 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 4th (Divisional) Medium and Heavy Trench Mortar Batteries, AIF, France | |
| 8 Aug 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Gunner, 1958, 4th (Divisional) Medium and Heavy Trench Mortar Batteries, AIF, Mouquet Farm | |
| 11 Sep 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Bombardier, 4th (Divisional) Medium and Heavy Trench Mortar Batteries, AIF, France | |
| 5 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 1958, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' | |
| 5 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 1958, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Afric, Melbourne | |
| 7 Nov 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 4th (Divisional) Medium and Heavy Trench Mortar Batteries, AIF, France | |
| 3 May 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Corporal, 1958, 4th (Divisional) Medium and Heavy Trench Mortar Batteries, AIF, Bullecourt (Second), SW to head and fractured skull. Evacuated to 1st Australian General Hospital at Rouen, however died of wounds 6 May 1917 without regaining consciousness. | |
| 6 May 1917: | Involvement Corporal, 1958, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1958 awm_unit: 4th Australian Division Trench Mortars awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-05-06 |
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Son of J KELLY
Of Taylor's Siding, via Toowooma, Qld.
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