John Kiely

John Kiely

Personal Information
Date of Birth	Not known
Place of Birth	Galbaly, Limerick, Ireland
Death	20 Jun 1962
Place of Death	Victoria Park, Western Australia, aged 62
Age at Enlistment	18 years, 5 months
Description	5'5" (1.65m) tall ; 134lbs 60.781 kg ; fresh complexion ; grey eyes ; brown hair
Occupation	Dairy hand
Religion	Roman Catholic
Address	Maddington, Western Australia
Next of Kin	Father , Mr Roger Kiely
Military Information
Reg Number	[ 7496]
Date of Enlistment	12 Feb 1917
Rank	Private
Unit/Formation	16th Battalion, 25th Reinforcement, transferred to 44th Battalion
Date of Embarkation	29 Jun 1917 ‒ 25 Aug 1917
Ship Embarked On	HMAT A30 Borda
Date of Return	5 Jan 1919 ‒ 20 Feb 1919
Ship Returned On	HMAT A61 Kanowna operating as a Hospital Ship
Fate	Wounded in action 27 Aug 1918 Returned to Australia (medical)

War Service

Entered camp on 12 Feb 1917, and was allocated to the 25th reinforcement draft for the 44th Battalion. Following basic training he travelled with them to England where he was sent to the 4th Training Battalion at Codford to prepare for France and Belgium.

On 4 Dec 1917 John proceeded overseas to France through Southampton, and on 10 Dec 1017 he was taken on strength by the 44th Battalion. On 12 Jan 1918 he was sent on detachment to the 11th Australian Light Trench Mortar Battery.

Admitted to hospital on 10 Jul 1918, he was able to rejoin the Trench Mortars on 1 Aug 1918, before being wounded in action on 27 Aug 1918. Invalided to England on 1 Sep 1918, he was admitted to the 4th Southern General Hospital in Plymouth suffering with Neurasthenia the next day.

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