William Lester KELLY

KELLY, William Lester

Service Number: NX89713
Enlisted: 21 February 1942
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion
Born: Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, 28 May 1914
Home Town: Islington, Newcastle, New South Wales
Died: Died Of Wounds, Lae, New Guinea, 12 September 1943, aged 29 years
Cemetery: Lae War Cemetery
Cemetery/memorial reference: B. B. 10., Lae War Cemetery, Lae, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

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World War 2 Service

3 Sep 1939: Involvement Private, NX89713
21 Feb 1942: Enlisted Private, NX89713
21 Feb 1942: Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, NX89713, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion
12 Sep 1943: Involvement Private, NX89713, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion, New Guinea - Huon Peninsula / Markham and Ramu Valley /Finisterre Ranges Campaigns

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