George Cambry KEELEY

Regimental number39059
Date of birth22 June 1883
Place of birthLumsden
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationBlacksmith
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation33
Height5' 9"
Weight153 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs M Keeley, Balclutha
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date4 October 1916
Place of enlistmentChristchurch
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade Reinforcements, G Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 75 Waitemata on 19 January 1917
Final rankRifleman
Final unit1st Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateKilled in Action 12 October 1917
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsTyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel 7), Tyne Cot Cemetery, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records		Parents: Charles and Maria Keeley, Balclutha, Dunedin (both born England)
Other details

War service: Western Front

Embarked Wellington, 19 January 1917; disembarked Devonport, England, 28 March 1917, and marched into Sling Camp.

Proceeded overseas to France, 26 May 1917; joined 1st Bn, NZ Rifle Brigade, in the field, 18 June 1917, and posted to C Company.Admitted to 3rd NZ Field Ambulance, 10 July 1917 (mumps), and transferred same day to 61st Casualty Clearing Station; discharged to duty, 1 August 1917; rejoined unit, in the field, 4 August 1917.

Admitted to 3rd NZ Field Ambulance, 4 August 1917 (debility); transferred to No 1 NZ Field Ambulance, 5 August 1917; rejoined Bn, in the field, 16 August 1917.

Wounded in action, 8 September 1917 (gun shot wound, chest); admitted to 77th Field Ambulance, 9 September 1917, and transferred same day to No 2 Canadian Casualty Clearing Station; rejoined Bn, in the field, 18 September 1917.

Killed in action, 12 October 1917.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 52, p. 29
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 18055717