Joseph KEELY

Regimental number6/1592
Date of birth13 July 1886
Place of birthWest Hartlepool, England
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationBoot salesman
AddressGeisha Cafe, Rangiora
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation30
Height5' 4"
Weight126 lbs
Next of kinSister, Miss Kate Keely, 159 York Road, West Hartlepool, England
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date11 December 1914
Place of enlistmentTrentham
Rank on embarkationLance Corporal
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 3rd Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 4 Tahiti on 14 February 1915
Final rankPrivate
Final unitCanterbury Infantry Battalion
FateKilled in Action 7 August 1915
Age at death from cemetery records29
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsChunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial (Panel 13), Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: the late James and Catherine Keely, West Hartlepool, England
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Killed in action, 7 August 1915.

War service: 240 days (of which 175 days were abroad)

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Canterbury Infantry Batln/Third
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 188, File 18055729

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