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KELLY, Charles Oswald
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 868 |
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| Enlisted: | 1 September 1914, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 4th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia, 1889 |
| Home Town: | Glebe, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Birch Grove School, Balmain, New South Wales |
| Occupation: | Wood Machinist |
| Died: | Died of wounds - head, At sea on board HS Gascon, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 31 May 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, buried at sea Chaplain Lee Warner officiated Panel 21, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Glebe Roll of Honor, Glebe War Memorial, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 1 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 868, 4th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW | |
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| 20 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 868, 4th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 868, 4th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Sydney | |
| 5 May 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 4th Infantry Battalion, At Gallipoli | |
| 31 May 1915: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 868, 4th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 868 awm_unit: 4th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1915-05-31 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Joseph and Emma Kelly of 5 Leichhardt Street, Glebe, NSW. Brother of Florence Ethel Knibbs nee Kelly, Gertrude Emma Hora nee Kelly and Marian May Neylon nee Kelly
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Served for 3 years on board the training ship HMS Dart