James KELLY

Regimental number27650
True NameKELLEHER, James
OccupationLabourer
Next of kinFriend, Miss Mary Kelleher, Makarewa, Southland
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 17th Reinforcements, Wellington Infantry Battalion, B Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Pakeha on 23 September 1916
Final rankPrivate
Final unit2nd Battalion, Auckland Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 7 June 1917
Age at death from cemetery records39
Place of burialWulverghem-Lindenhoek Road Military Cemetery (Plot III, Row F, Grave No 24), Heuvelland, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Daniel and Mary Kelleher, Invercargill
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 41, p. 9

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