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KELLY, James Alexander
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 10537 |
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| Enlisted: | 15 October 1915, Melbourne, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 11th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Sligo, Ireland, UK, 1886 |
| Home Town: | Weering, Colac-Otway, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 15 Oct 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 10537, 1st Divisional Ammunition Column, Melbourne, Vic. | |
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| 5 Jan 1916: | Involvement Gunner, 10537, 1st Divisional Ammunition Column, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' | |
| 5 Jan 1916: | Embarked Gunner, 10537, 1st Divisional Ammunition Column, HMAT Afric, Melbourne | |
| 13 Apr 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, 4th Divisional Ammunition Column, Egypt. Re-mustered Driver | |
| 6 Aug 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Driver, 10537, 4th Divisional Ammunition Column, Battle for Pozières | |
| 26 Sep 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Driver, 10537, 4th Divisional Ammunition Column, Third Ypres | |
| 5 Dec 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, 11th Field Artillery Brigade , France | |
| 8 Aug 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Driver, 10537, 11th Field Artillery Brigade , The Battle of Amiens | |
| 18 Oct 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Driver, 10537, 11th Field Artillery Brigade , "The Last Hundred Days", Gassed at Escaufort. Evacuated to hospital (France). Rejoined unit 21 January 1919. | |
| 7 Sep 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Driver, 10537, 11th Field Artillery Brigade , RTA 8 May 1919 and discharged as MU (not stated). |
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