Joseph Edward KELLY

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KELLY, Joseph Edward

Service Number:	1690
Enlisted:	18 January 1916
Last Rank:	Lance Corporal
Last Unit:	56th Infantry Battalion
Born:	East Maitland, New South Wales, Australia, 25 July 1881
Home Town:	Forbes, Forbes, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	fireman or railway guard
Died:	Killed in Action , Fromelles, France, 20 July 1916, aged 34 years
Cemetery:	Anzac Cemetery, Sailly-sur-la-Lys Plot I, Row H, Grave No. 6
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

World War 1 Service

18 Jan 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1690, 53rd Infantry Battalion
14 Apr 1916:	Involvement Private, 1690, 53rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: ''
14 Apr 1916:	Embarked Private, 1690, 53rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Sydney
20 Jul 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 1690, 56th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), Killed in Action

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Biography contributed by Evan Evans

From Gary Mitchell, Sandgate Cemetery

Joseph Edward Kelly (born East Maitland, New South Wales, 25.7.1882, fireman or railway guard from No. 6 Terrace, Sheriff Street, Forbes, New South Wales, enlisted 18.1.1916, 53rd and 56th Battalions, KIA 20th July 1916, Battle of Fromelles, age 33, resting at Anzac Cemetery, Sailly-sur-la-Lys, France. Plot I Row H Grave 6, awaiting memorialisation at Sandgate Cemetery, CATHOLIC 1-A Spec. 123.

Brother of Private Frederick Edward Kelly, 4th Battalion (Reg No-474), and Robert Andrew Kelly, 4th Battalion (Reg No-7014). Both returned to Australia

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