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KELLY, Michael Augustine
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 671 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 6th Queensland Imperial Bushmen |
| Born: | Tenterfield, New South Wales, Australia, 11 December 1876 |
| Home Town: | Toowoomba, Toowoomba, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia, 10 December 1955, aged 78 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
Boer War Service
| 1 Oct 1899: | Involvement Private, 671 | |
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| 18 Aug 1901: | Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 671, 6th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 506 notes 1st Draft of 6th QIB embarked at Sydney 18 Aug 1901 aboard Britannic arriving Cape Town 22 Sep 1901. | |
| 23 Jun 1902: | Discharged Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 671, 6th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 508 notes 6th QIB embarked at Durban 17 May 1902 aboard Devon returning to Australia arriving Brisbane 17 Jun 1902, disbanded 23 Jun 1902. |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Claude McKelvey
Michael Augustine Kelly was born on 11 Dec 1876 at Tenterfield, New South Wales, a son to Mortimer and Mary Kelly.
He served twice in the South African (Boer) War. First service was as a Private S.N. 173 in the 4th Queensland Imperial Bushmen. Second service was as a Private S.N. 671 in the 6th Queensland Imperial Bushmen.