John Cecil Kilkelly

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First Name:

John

Middle Name:

Cecil

Last Name:

Kilkelly

Mother's Name:

Caroline Kilkelly nee Mackey

Father's Name:

John Kilkelly

Date Enlisted:

Tuesday, January 4, 1916

Rank at Enlistment:

Private

Rank at Discharge:

Private

Unit:

18th Battalion

Service:

Infantry

Awards:

British War Medal

Victory Medal

Date of Death:

Saturday, June 22, 1963

Place of Death:

Wollongong, N.S.W.

Details:

John Cecil Kilkelly (Service No 4462) was born in Sydney, N.S.W. in 1891.

At enlistment John was 24 years old, single, employed as a miner and lived in Corrimal, N.S.W. He had served 3 years with the St George Rifles.

John embarked from Sydney, on board HMAT A71 Nestor, with the 17th Battalion, 11th Reinforcement, on 9th April 1916. After arriving in England on 7th June 1916, he was sent to France, joining the 18th Battalion in France on 10th September 1916.

John saw service on the Western Front until 23rd November 1916, when he was sent to hospital in England for treatment of severe trench foot. He did not return to the front.

John remained in England until repatriated to Australia in September 1917. Whilst in England he met and married Elsie and she joined him in Australia where they raised 3 children.

On 3rd April 1918, after further treatment in Australia, he was discharged medically unfit with a pension.

John died in 1963 and is buried in Bulli Cemetry, Bulli, N.S.W.

John is commemorated for his service on the Corrimal Public School Roll of Honor.

Sources:

NAA: B2455, KILKELLY JOHN CECIL