William Lester KELLY

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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
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Paint Salesman
Died:	Died Of Wounds, Lae, New Guinea, 12 September 1943, aged 29 years
Cemetery:	Lae War Cemetery CWGC Grave Reference ~ Plot B. Row B. Grave 10. Personal Inscription ~ "HE DIED AS HE LIVED..ALWAYS REMEMBERED R.I.P."
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

3 Sep 1939:	Involvement Private, NX89713
21 Feb 1942:	Enlisted Private, NX89713
21 Feb 1942:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (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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