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KELLY, John Francis
Personal Details
| Service Number: | VX39953 |
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| Enlisted: | 25 February 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/21st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Glenferrie, Victoria, 5 May 1919 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Execution, Ambon, Indonesia, Ambon, Netherlands East Indies, 22 November 1942, aged 23 years |
| Cemetery: |
Ambon War Cemetery, Ambon, Maluku, Indonesia |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, VX39953, 2nd/21st Infantry Battalion | |
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| 25 Feb 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, VX39953 |
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Son of William Peter Kelly born 21st September 1886 and Catherine Laidlaw born 1881.
Cemetery details: Ambon War Cemetery, Ambon, Maluku, Indonesia