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KELLY, James John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 79621 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 November 1942 |
| Last Rank: | Aircraftman |
| Last Unit: | No. 8 Service Flying Training School Bundaberg |
| Born: | Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia, 11 October 1924 |
| Home Town: | Laidley, Lockyer Valley, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Accidental (Ground Accident), Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia, 5 November 1944, aged 20 years |
| Cemetery: |
Bundaberg General Cemetery, Queensland Plot A. Row C. Grave 5, Bundaberg General Cemetery, Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Laidley War Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement 79621 | |
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| 19 Nov 1942: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman 2 (WW2), RAAF Ground Training Schools | |
| 19 Nov 1942: | Enlisted 79621 | |
| 5 Nov 1944: | Involvement Aircraftman, No. 8 Service Flying Training School Bundaberg |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by David Barlow
Son of Michael Joseph and Pearl Kelly of Kedron, QLD
AC Kelly 79621 of 8SFTS sustained a fracture of the seventh cervical vertebra when he dived into shallow water from the hands of two fellow airmen while swimming at Bargara Beach, eight miles from Bundaberg - he was admitted to hospital but died from the injury the next day.
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