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KIELLY, Michael Patrick
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 932 |
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| Enlisted: | 9 January 1902, National Archives Australia- Boer War Dossier attestation paper. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 1st Battalion, Australian Commonwealth Horse |
| Born: | Not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Sandgate, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Shoeing Smith |
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Service History
Boer War Service
| 1 Oct 1899: | Involvement Private, 932, 1st Battalion, Australian Commonwealth Horse | |
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| 9 Jan 1902: | Enlisted Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 932, 1st Battalion, Australian Commonwealth Horse, National Archives Australia- Boer War Dossier attestation paper. | |
| 18 Feb 1902: | Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 932, 1st Battalion, Australian Commonwealth Horse, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 522 notes 26 Jan 1902 travelled from Brisbane by rail to Sydney where embarked 18 Feb 1902 aboard Custodian. | |
| 19 Aug 1902: | Discharged Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 932, 1st Battalion, Australian Commonwealth Horse, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 522 notes the company embarked at Durban 11 Jul 1902 returning to Australia aboard Drayton Grange arriving Brisbane 13 Aug 1902, disbanded 19 Aug 1902. |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Claude McKelvey
Michael Patrick Kielly served twice in the South African (Boer) War, first as a Private S.N. 167 in the 3rd Queensland Mounted Infantry, second as a Private S.N. 932 in the 1st Battalion, Australian Commonwealth Horse (source AWM Boer War Nominal Roll, Murray p. 470 and 524; and National Archives Australia Boer War Dossier of 2nd service).