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KELLY, George Edward Albert
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4799 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 23 March 1916, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 32nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Elliston, South Australia, April 1896 |
| Home Town: | Elliston, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Elliston Public School |
| Occupation: | Shop assistant |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 30 September 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Elliston War Memorial, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 23 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4799, Adelaide, South Australia | |
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| 11 Apr 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4799, 27th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Aeneas, Adelaide | |
| 11 Apr 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4799, 27th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1 | |
| 13 Oct 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 32nd Infantry Battalion | |
| 24 Feb 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 32nd Infantry Battalion | |
| 30 Sep 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 4799, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Polygon Wood |
Personal Stories
My grandmothers brother
He was my grandmothers Vera Thompson Nee :Kelly, brother and by the look at his war service he was killed in Belgium barely 21 years of age.
God rest his sole
Submitted 26 June 2024 by Michael Lademan
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