KELLY, James Joseph
(Service number 53964)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank | Private |
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Birth
| Date | Unknown | Place of Birth |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | |||
| Occupation | Farmer | ||
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| Marital Status | |||
| Next of Kin | J. S. KELLY (brother), Kerry Town, via Timaru | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | New Zealand Expeditionary Force | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 28th Reinforcements F Company | ||
| Date | 14 July 1917 | ||
| Transport | Waitemata | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington | Destination | Plymouth, England |
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| Last Unit Served With | Otago Regiment | ||
Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 5 May 1948 | Age | 69 yrs |
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Timaru Cemetery | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | |||
Biographical Notes
Son of Benjamin & Ellen (nee STACK) KELLY. Welcomed home, with others, to Pleasant Point, on 31 July 1919, with a concert party & presentation by the M.P. His brother John Joseph died in 1901, brother Joseph James died in 1918 & brother Joseph Stephen died in 1919.
Sources
Cenotaph Database [20 February 2014]; NZ BDM (DIA historical records) {20 February 2014]; TDC headstone image - Timaru Cemetery [20 February 2014]; Timaru Herald, 26 November 1918, 26 July 1919, 19 August 1919 (Papers Past) [22 February 2014]
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