Thomas KELLY

Regimental number6/1894
Date of birth20 December 1874
Place of birthDumbarton, Scotland
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationMill hand
AddressOtari
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation40
Height5' 4.5"
Weight133 lbs
Next of kinSister, Miss Barbara Kelly, 137 High Street, Dumbarton, Scotland
Previous military serviceServed in Gordon Highlander, British Army; time expired.
Enlistment date11 January 1915
Place of enlistmentTrentham
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 4th Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 21 Willochra on 17 April 1915
Final rankPrivate
Final unitCanterbury Infantry Battalion
FateKilled in Action 10 August 1915
Age at death from cemetery records42
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsChunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial (Panel 13), Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Sister: Miss Barbara Kelly, 137 High Street, Dumbarton, Scotland. Served in the Indian Frontier and South African Campaigns with 1st Battalion, Gordon Highlanders
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Killed in action, 10 August 1915.

War service: 212 days (of which 116 days were abroad)

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Canterbury Infantry Batln/Fourth
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 18056130