Military History

Embarked Fremantle per HMAT ‘Miltiades’ A28 for 19.1.1917.
Roll Rank 2nd Corporal
Roll Unit 3rd Section Railway Corps.
Kelly disembarked at Devonport 27.3.1917. He marched in to St. Lucia Barracks, Borden 27.3.1917. He underwent a period of intensive training. During this time his unit was redesignated the 59th Broad Gauge Railway Operating Coy. Kelly proceeded overseas to France via Southampton 11.5.1917. He disembarked at Havre 12.5.1917 and was appointed 2nd Corporal. He was attached to the Railway Operations Depot at Borre 3.1.1918. Kelly was admitted to 4th Stationary Hospital with Influenza 25.11.1918. He rejoined his Unit 13.12.1918. Six months later he was demobilized and marched out at Havre for return to England 1.5.1919. He was promoted to T/Sergeant at Tidworth 26.5.1919. Marched out for Return to Australia in June 1919.
Embarked for Australia per “Konigan Louise’ for Australia 21.6.1919.
Returned/Disembarked Fremantle 3.8.1919.
Discharged 19.9.1919.
Final Rank 2nd Cpl., 5th Broad Gauge Railway Operations Coy, 3rd Railway Corps.
Medical Condition NK.
Awards and Medals British War Medal, Victory Medal.
Photos  HMAT 'Miltiades'. Photographer unknown, photograph source AWM P08559.001
              Ammunition transfer from Broad Gauge to Light Gauge Rail, Frizeville, Belgium 1917. Photographer unknown, photograph source AWM
              C01357
              Unidentified soldiers from one ofthe  Australian Railway operating companies  next to a Simplex-narrow gauge tractor. photograph
              source AWM P03608.012
              Railway Operating Company at Couchil-le Temple, France. Photographer unknown, photograph source  AWM A02146

Information Source
AWM H08559.001. HMAT 'Miltiades'. Photographer unknown, photograph sourced from the Pictorial Collection of the Australian War Memorial
AWM P03608.012. Unidentified soldiers from one ofthe  Australian Railway operating companies next to a Simplex-narrow gauge tractor.  Photograph sourced from the Pictorial Collection of the Australian War Memorial
AWM A02146. Railway Operating Company at Couchil-le Temple, France. Photographer unknown, photograph sourced from the Pictorial Collection of the Australian War Memorial
AWM Embarkation Rolls Charles Frederick Kelly
NAA: B2455, Kelly C F
St Matthew’s Honour Roll


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