Service Details
- Branch of Service
- Army
- Conflict
- World War I (1914-1918)
- Date of Enlistment
- 20/10/1915
- Date of Discharge
- 02/06/1919
- Place of Enlistment
- Newcastle NSW
Personal Details
- Gender
- Male
- Date of Birth
- 01/05/1892
- Place of Birth
- Condobolin NSW
- Address (at enlistment)
- Newcastle NSW (previously Acton ACT)
- Occupation
- Surveyor
- Next of Kin
- Kathleen Kelly (mother), Picton NSW
Unit and Rank Details
- Service Number
- 4086
- Final Rank
- Private
- Final Unit
- 4 Pioneer Battalion AIF
Notes
Kelly worked as a field assistant to the surveyor Robert Rain in the Territory prior to the war. He enlisted in Newcastle and served with the 4th Pioneer Battalion travelling to England via the Panama Canal and Nova Scotia and arriving in France in April 1918. In June he was detached for duty with the 4th Australian Division Headquarters. He returned to Australia in May 1919 and was discharged on 2 June 1919.
Description - height 5 feet 9 inches, weight 146 pounds, chest 32-35 inches, dark complexion, blue eyes, dark hair, Catholic.
Sources
WWI Nominal Roll http://www.awm.gov.au/nominalrolls/ww1
NAA RecordSearch - Series B2455 (First Australian Imperial Force Personnel Dossiers, 1914-1920)
NAA RecordSearch - (A202) 1914/4381 Full names of Officers and Employees, Federal Territory Salaries Register