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Service Number 6360. Killed in Action 20th September 1917. Menin Rd., Belgium.
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Gosford District Casualties of World War One
Bragg, Edmund Allen Service Number 1494
Killed in Action 19th May 1915 Gallipoli Peninsula
Gosford District Casualties of World War One
Kelly, Herbert Augustine Service Number 6360
Killed in Action 20th September 1917 Menin Rd., 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
(© 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 1st 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 ENLIST-MENT
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 DESCRIP-TION
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/
RELIGION 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 & Scroll-331813.
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, 20
th 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, Septem-ber 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
Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 3010788
Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 3010788
Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 3010788
Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 3010788
Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 3010788
Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 3010788
Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 3010788
Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 3010788
Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 3010788
Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 3010788
Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 3010788
Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 3010788
Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 3010788
Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 3010788
Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 3010788
Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 3010788
Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 3010788
Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 3010788
Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 3010788
Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 3010788
Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 3010788
Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 3010788
Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 3010788
Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 3010788
Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 3010788
Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 3010788
Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 3010788
Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 3010788
Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 3010788
Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 3010788