KELLY, Frank Alfred
| Service Number: | 1923 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 42nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Lismore, New South Wales, Australia, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Rockhampton, Rockhampton, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 6 April 1917, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Berks Cemetery Extension |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Brisbane 42nd Infantry Battalion AIF Roll of Honour, Kabra Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 1 May 1916: | Involvement Private, 1923, 52nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Clan McGillivray embarkation_ship_number: A46 public_note: '' | |
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| 1 May 1916: | Embarked Private, 1923, 52nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Clan McGillivray, Brisbane | |
| 6 Apr 1917: | Involvement Private, 1923, 42nd Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1923 awm_unit: 42nd Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-04-06 |
Our dear brother Frank Kelly
"Might we draw your attention to the death of our dear brother, Private Frank Kelly of Rockhampton." This was the opening line of Doris and Ruby Kelly’s beautifully hand-written letter to the military authorities enquiring about the death of their brother. They received a reply saying that they would get more information as it came to hand. I doubt that it ever did. The War Diary of the 42nd Battalion for 6 April 1916 simply notes, “1 OR (other rank) killed, 1 OR wounded.” At the time the 42nd Battalion was in the frontline trenches at Ploegsteert and snipers had been active, so he was possibly killed by a German sniper. I took this photo when we stopped at Ploegsteert for lunch during our tour in April 2024 as the flowers were just starting to bloom. Cede Nullis Frank Kelly.
Submitted 20 November 2024 by John Phelan
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