Joseph Richard KELLETT

Regimental number8/2027
Date of birth24 December 1885
Place of birthEngland
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
Addressc/o Quinn, Taihape
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation29
Height5' 5.875"
Weight161 lbs
Next of kinBrother, A Kellett, Goulburn Railway Station, New South Wales, Australia
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date15 February 1915
Place of enlistmentTrentham
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 4th Reinforcements, Otago Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Willochra on 17 April 1915
Final rankPrivate
Final unitOtago Infantry Battalion
FateKilled in Action 8 August 1915
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsChunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial (Panel 16), Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Mother: the late Grace Kellett, North Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Killed in action, 8 August 1915.

War service: 175 days (of which 114 days were abroad)

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Infantry Batln/Fourth
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 188, File 18055936

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