Pte. Charles Edward Robert Kelly

• Attested 26 November 1917 6/12/15
• Address: 116 Brougham Street, Wellington
• Next of Kin: Mr A Kelly (son) c/- Mrs Annie Turner (sister), 116 Brougham Street
• 13 January 1913: Gives incorrect birth of 17 August 1875 (to bring age down so can enlist)
• 1915: Samoan Relief Force (27 March to 12 September)
• 27 September 1915: Discharged as medically unfit for war service [on this sheet Emily is given as next of kin]
• 22 November 1915: Enlisted at Wellington (son given next of kin)
• 31 May 1916: Enlisted
• 15 December 1916: Etaples 24th General Hospital with influenza
• 22 December 1916: Embarked for England HS Cambria
• 26 November 1917: Enlisted as Charles Kelly born 17 August 1886
• 25 January 1917: Dover Military Hospital
• 27 January 1917: No. 2 New Zealand General Hospital, admitted, kidney trouble
• 27 August 1917: Embarked for New Zealand, SS Remuera
• 21 November 1917: Discharged on account of pre-enlistment disability aggravated by active service (and being overage)
• POW Repatriation Guard: 18 April 1919 (ex Samoan Relief)
• 6 July 1919: Admitted ships hospital with sciatica
• 14 August 1819: Embarked for NZ Adolph Woermann
• 1 October 1919: Disembarked Wellington
• 1919: Military History Sheet states spouse is deceased
• Discharged: 30 October 1919 - no longer physically fit for war service on account of illness contracted on active service.

1899: New Zealand, Electoral Rolls, 1853-2010
Kelly, Charles Edward Robert, Bell Street, labourer, residential (wife not listed).
1900: New Zealand, Electoral Rolls, 1853-2010
Kelly, Charles Edward Robert, Bell Street, labourer, residential (wife not listed).
1902: New Zealand, Electoral Rolls, 1853-2010
Kelly, Charles Edward Robert, Bell Street, labourer, residential (wife not listed).

FALL FROM A STACK A middle-aged, man named Charles Kelly, residing at 116, Brougham street, was admitted to the Hospital at 1.30 o'clock this afternoon, suffering from injuries to his head and hip, sustained through a fall from a stack in a benzine store at Kaiwarra. No information as to his condition was available up to the time of going to press. Source: Evening Post (10 March 1924, p. 8).

Sources

1. Cenotaph 1: https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/war-memorial/online-cenotaph/record/...
2. Cenotaph 2: https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/war-memorial/online-cenotaph/record/...
3. Evening Post (10 March 1924, p. 8).
4. Military Personnel File https://collections.archives.govt.nz/en/web/arena/search#/entity/ai...