George Edward Eccleston KELLY

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KELLY, George Edward Eccleston

Service Number:	151
Enlisted:	17 August 1914
Last Rank:	Lieutenant
Last Unit:	2nd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Inverleigh, Victoria, Australia, 12 October 1873
Home Town:	West Maitland, Maitland, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Gasfitter
Died:	Killed In Action, Gallipoli, Turkey, 25 April 1915, aged 41 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" Lone Pine Cemetery and Memorial Panel 16
Memorials:	Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing

Boer War Service

1 Oct 1899:	Involvement Lieutenant, 3rd New South Wales Imperial Bushmen
1 Oct 1899:	Involvement Sergeant, 151, New South Wales Imperial Bushmen

World War 1 Service

17 Aug 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 2nd Infantry Battalion
18 Oct 1914:	Embarked 2nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Suffolk, Sydney
18 Oct 1914:	Involvement 2nd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Suffolk embarkation_ship_number: A23 public_note: ''
25 Apr 1915:	Involvement Lieutenant, 2nd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: 2 Battalion awm_rank: Lieutenant awm_died_date: 1915-04-25

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Biography contributed by Robert Wight

Served for 3 years in the 4th Regiment, Armadale, 1896-99.

Also served in the Boer War for 2 years: 1 year as Sergeant, 6th Imperial Bushmen (March 1900-April 1901); 1 year as Lt, 3rd Imperial Bushmen (April 1901-June 1902).

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