KELLY, Charles
| Service Number: | 130 |
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| Enlisted: | 10 September 1914, An original member of A Squadron |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 8th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Tatura, Victoria, Australia, 1883 |
| Home Town: | Korumburra, South Gippsland, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Leongatha State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Died of wounds, At sea (HS Delta), 8 August 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
World War 1 Service
| 10 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 130, 8th Light Horse Regiment, An original member of A Squadron | |
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| 25 Feb 1915: | Involvement Private, 130, 8th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of Victoria embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Feb 1915: | Embarked Private, 130, 8th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Star of Victoria, Melbourne | |
| 8 Aug 1915: | Involvement Trooper, 130, 8th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 130 awm_unit: 8 Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Trooper awm_died_date: 1915-08-08 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Charles was reported to have attended Leongatha State School and was a very keen horseman. He joined the 8th Light Horse Regiment and the unit was landed on Gallipoli during early May 1915. He suffered a gunshot wound to the abdomen during the infamous charge at the Nek on 7 August 1915. He died abord a hospital ship two days later and was buried at sea.
Charles had five brothers who also enlisted in the AIF. Dennis Kelly was blinded in the left eye at Gallipoli and returned to Australia in early 1916. William Kelly also served with 8th Light Horse and was captured by the Turks near Jerusalem in late 1917. He was a prisoner of war in Turkey for nearly 12 months. James and Arthur Kelly returned to Australia during 1919.