Kelly, Herbert

Gosford District Casualties of World War One Bragg, Edmund Allen Kelly, Herbert Augustine

Service Service Number Number 1494 6360 Killed in Action 19th May 1915 Killed in Action 20th September 1917 Gallipoli Menin Rd.,Peninsula Belgium

Gosford City Council gratefully acknowledges the voluntary efforts of Benalyn Campbell And Vivienne Tranter in compiling this resource

The information in this file has been extracted from official records held in the The Australian War Memorial and National Archives of Australia (ÂŠ Commonwealth of Australia [National Archives of Australia] 2013) Further information on this soldier may be found online at: Commonwealth War Graves The AIF project Content advisory: This file may potentially contain disturbing accounts of service-related injury and death, disease and family grief. Adult supervision is recommended for children using these resources. Individual files should be viewed within the context provided by wider research on service conditions in the 1 st AIF. This resource is presented by Gosford City Council for research purposes only. Please note that copyright for resources contained within remains with the original copyright owners.

NAME

Kelly, Herbert Augustine

SERVICE NO

6360

UNIT RANK

Private

AGE at Enlistment

22 yrs 9 mths

PLACE OF BIRTH

Glebe, NSW

ADDRESS

Eric Street, Leichhardt

OCCUPATION

Clerk

DATE OF ENLISTMENT

16 Oct 1916

PLACE OF ENLISTMENT

Show Ground Camp Sydney

PREVIOUS SERVICE

4 yrs Militia 31st Infty. Still Serving

NEXT OF KIN

Parents;- Augustine James (d 21/8/26) & Mary Ann Kelly, Eric St Leichhardt/ 34 Flood St. Leichhardt.

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION RELIGION

Height-5’7½”. Weight-138lbs. Chest-33-35”. Complexion-Fair. Eyes-Blue. Hair-Fair. Scars Left & Right Shins/ Heart ? L side neck/ 2 Scars R/ Scapula/ R/C

EMBARKED

10 Nov 1916 Sydney per “Suevic”.

DISEMBARKED

30 Jan 1917-Devonport

NOTES

3 Jun 1917- 5 Jun 1917 AWOL-Rollestone, England

WOUNDED/ILLNESS

28 Mar 1917- Hosp-

DIED

20 Sept 1917-Killed instantly by Shell Explosion on the Menin Rd. Belgium

BURIED

Nr Where he fell

MEDALS

British War Medal-52968, Victory Medal-52208. Memorial Plaque & Scroll331813.

DEPENDANTS

Mother

PERSONAL EFFECTS

Postcards/

WILL

Beneficiary;- Mother

CORRESPONDENCE

Mother/

Sydney Morning Herald 16th October 1917 pg. 6 Family Notices KELLY -Killed in action in France, September 20, Private Herbert A Kelly, dearly loved son of Mr and Mrs A J Kelly, 2 Eric-street, Leichhardt, and brother of Mary, Ed, Virg,. Reg, and Gert. He died as he lived, nobly.

Sydney Morning Herald 20th September 1918 pg. 6 Family Notices KELLY- In sad but loving remembrance of our dear son and our dear brother, Private Herbert (Bert) Kelly, killed in action September 20, 1917, Menin-road, France. R I P. Sweet Jesus have mercy on his soul, Duty called, he nobly answered, At God's command our hero fell, His unknown grave is the bitterest blow, That only our aching hearts can know. Inserted by his ever sorrowing father and mother, sisters, and brothers, of Eric-street, Leichhardt KELLY- In loving memory of my dear brother, Pte Herbert Kelly, 20th Batt., killed in action, France, Sept 20, 1917. Somewhere in France, no matter where, He is just as near to heaven there. Inserted by Reg. KELLY- In loving memory of Private Herbert Kelly, who made the supreme sacrifice September 20, 1917, Memin-road France. A young life nobly ended. Inserted by his loving auntie, Mrs M Best and cousins. RIP KELLY- In affectionate remembrance of our dear nephew, Private Herbert Kelly, killed in action, Memin-road, France, September 20, 1917. A brave, young life that promised well, By the will of God a hero fell. RIP Inserted by his loving aunties, V Bergin and K Goode. KELLY-Private Herbert A., killed in action in France, September 20, 1917. Only a photo, of a lonely grave, In a far-off city, over the wave, And the message how you died "So brave" You were one of the best Australia gave. Inserted by his sincere friend, Ida. KELLY- In loving memory of our dear friend, Herbert, killed in action in France September 20, 1917. Inserted by Mrs Eagar, Fan., and Ted (on active service).

Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 3010788

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