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KELLY, Russell Lindsay Frederick

Service Numbers:	NX59997, 4399366
Enlisted:	23 July 1940
Last Rank:	Sergeant
Last Unit:	103 aka 3 Anti Tank / Tank Attack Regiment
Born:	Murwillumbah, New South Wales, Australia , 25 November 1909
Home Town:	Murwillumbah, Tweed, New South Wales
Schooling:	Canterbury Boys High School, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation:	Bank Officer
Died:	Illness, Australia, 25 December 1943, aged 34 years
Cemetery:	Rookwood Cemeteries & Crematorium, New South Wales P C 8, Sydney War Cemetery, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Commercial Banking Company of Sydney WW2 Honour Roll

World War 2 Service

3 Sep 1939:	Involvement NX59997
10 Nov 1939:	Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , 4399366, 2nd Division Engineers
23 Jul 1940:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Sergeant, NX59997, 103 aka 3 Anti Tank / Tank Attack Regiment
12 Aug 1940:	Promoted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Corporal, Appointed Acting Corporal. His unit was the 1st Battalion.
19 Aug 1940:	Transferred Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Corporal, 103 aka 3 Anti Tank / Tank Attack Regiment
27 Aug 1940:	Promoted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lance Sergeant, 103 aka 3 Anti Tank / Tank Attack Regiment
14 Nov 1940:	Embarked Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lance Sergeant, NX59997, 103 aka 3 Anti Tank / Tank Attack Regiment
18 Dec 1940:	Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lance Sergeant, NX59997, 103 aka 3 Anti Tank / Tank Attack Regiment, Disembarked.
22 Mar 1941:	Promoted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Sergeant, 103 aka 3 Anti Tank / Tank Attack Regiment, Acting Sergeant.
12 Apr 1941:	Wounded Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Sergeant, NX59997, 103 aka 3 Anti Tank / Tank Attack Regiment, Wounded reported missing in action (Middle East).
28 May 1941:	Imprisoned Confirmed prisoner of war.
25 Dec 1943:	Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Staff Sergeant, NX59997, 103 aka 3 Anti Tank / Tank Attack Regiment, Died of illness. Age at Death; 34.
7 Dec 1946:	Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Sergeant, NX59997, 103 aka 3 Anti Tank / Tank Attack Regiment, Mentioned in Despatches.

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