KELLY, Garnet Francis
| Service Number: | 10287 |
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| Enlisted: | 7 March 1916, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Sapper |
| Last Unit: | 11th Field Company Engineers |
| Born: | Second Valley, South Australia, 12 July 1883 |
| Home Town: | Second Valley, Yankalilla, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Prince Alfred College, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Occupation: | Grazier |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 8 January 1917, aged 33 years |
| Cemetery: |
Cite Bonjean Military Cemetery, Armentieres |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Kent Town Prince Alfred College 'Nobly Striving, Nobly Fell' Roll of Honour, Second Valley War Memorial, Yankalilla War Memorial Wall |
World War 1 Service
| 7 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Adelaide, South Australia | |
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| 20 Jun 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sapper, 10287, 10th Field Company Engineers, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Jun 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Sapper, 10287, 10th Field Company Engineers, HMAT Runic, Melbourne | |
| 8 Jan 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sapper, 10287, 11th Field Company Engineers, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 10287 awm_unit: 10 Field Company awm_rank: Sapper awm_died_date: 1917-01-08 |
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"THE LATE LANCE-CORPORAL G. F. KELLY.
Much regret was expressed at Normanville when it was learned that Lance-Corporal Garnet F. Kelly, only son of Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Kelly, of Anacotilla, near Second Valley, had been killed in action in France on January 8. He was born at Second Valley 33 years ago, and but for brief intervals spent the whole of his life there. He was educated at Prince Alfred College, and entered into partnersbip with his father as farmer and grazier. He was a remarkably fine young man, and was deservedly esteemed for his qualities, which made him popular with all sections of the community. He took an active interest in church matters, and filled various offices in connection with the Methodist Church. He was president of the Rapid Bay Literary Society, and secretary of the British and Foreign Bible Society branch. At the time of enlisting he was a member of the Rapid Bay District Council. He was accepted for active service in March last, and was transferred to Seymour camp, Victoria, for training, and subsequently to Salisbury Plain. His unit was sent to France about November 25." - from the Adleaide Chronicle 03 Feb 1917 (nla.gov.au)
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