William John KELLY

Regimental number15557
OccupationFarmer
Next of kinSister, Miss M Kelly, Doyleston, Canterbury
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 15th Reinforcements (1st Draft), Canterbury Infantry Battalion, C Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Waitemata on 26 July 1916
Final rankCorporal
Final unit1st Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment
FateDied of wounds 27 August 1918
Age at death from cemetery records33
Place of burialAbbeville Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot IV, Row D, Grave No 14), Abbeville, France
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 37, p. 9

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