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KELLY, Russell Livingstone
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 5395, VX33979 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 November 1917, Toowoomba, Qld. |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 22nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Murwillumbah, New South Wales, Australia, 15 September 1899 |
| Home Town: | Toowoomba, Toowoomba, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Toowoomba Grammar School |
| Occupation: | Clerk / Bank Manager |
| Died: | Lost at sea whilst aboard Montevideo Maru which was torpedoed and sunk in South China Sea by the submarine USS Sturgeon, South China Sea, 1 July 1942, aged 42 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Rabaul Memorial, Rabaul Montevideo Maru Memorial, Toowoomba Grammar School WW1 Honour Board, Toowoomba Roll of Honour WW1, Toowoomba St. Stephen's Presbyterian Church Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 21 Nov 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5395, 31st Infantry Battalion, Toowoomba, Qld. | |
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| 2 Mar 1918: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 5395, 31st Infantry Battalion, Embarked on 2nd March 1918 from Sydney on RMS Ormonde, disembarking Marseille, France on 11th May 1918. Admitted to Marseille Stationary Hospital on 11th May 1918 suffering from Measles and discharged on 31st May 1918, Transferred to England on 16th June 1918. | |
| 22 Aug 1918: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 5395, 31st Infantry Battalion, Proceeded to France from Folkestone, England. | |
| 23 Jul 1919: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 5395, 13th Infantry Battalion, Departed on 23rd July 1919 for return to Australia on HT Main arriving Sydney on 15th October 1919 | |
| 8 Nov 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 5395, 31st Infantry Battalion |
World War 2 Service
| 15 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX33979, 2nd Infantry Training Battalion, Place of enlistment - Melbourne Town Hall | |
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| 1 Aug 1940: | Transferred Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, 22nd Infantry Battalion | |
| 4 Sep 1940: | Promoted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Corporal, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Record shows promoted to Acting Corporal | |
| 13 Mar 1941: | Embarked Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Corporal, VX33979, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Embarked on HMT Katoomba from Sydney on 13th March 1941, disembarking Rabaul on 3rd May 1941 | |
| 23 May 1941: | Promoted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Sergeant, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Records show promoted to Acting Sergeant | |
| 12 Sep 1941: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Sergeant, VX33979, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Admitted to hospital suffering from tonsilitis on 12th September 1941, returned to duty on 3rd October 1941 | |
| 7 Nov 1941: | Promoted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Sergeant, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Promoted from acting Sergeant to Sergeant | |
| 25 Jan 1942: | Imprisoned | |
| 1 Jul 1942: | Wounded Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Sergeant, VX33979, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Lost at sea whilst aboard Montevideo Maru which was torpedoed and sunk in South China Sea by the submarine USS Sturgeon | |
| 6 Mar 1947: | Honoured Mention in Dispatches, Services rendered whilst POW in Japanese hands |
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Son of Andrew Livingstone Kelly and Rose Lenore Kelly; husband of Alma Margaret Kelly, of St. Kilda, Victoria.