Topic: AIF - 1B - 3 LHR
3rd LHR, AIF
3rd Australian Light Horse Regiment
Francis Kelly
Francis Kelly's name on the Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial
Francis Kelly
Service number: 2462
Rank: Trooper [Tpr]
Unit: 3rd Australian Light Horse
Service: Army
Conflict: 1914-1918
Date of death: 31 October 1917
Cause of death: Killed in action
Cemetery or memorial details: PALESTINE 1 Beersheba War Cemetery
War Grave Register notes: KELLY, Tpr. Francis, 2462. 3rd Australian Light Horse. Killed in action 31st Oct., 1917. C. 40.
Source: AWM145 Roll of Honour cards, 1914-1918 War, Army.
Francis Kelly's grave at Beersheba
A brief military biography of Francis Kelly from The AIF Project:
| Regimental number | 2462 |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Occupation | Overseer |
| Address | Booborowie, South Australia |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 28 |
| Next of kin | Father, Michael Kelly, Booborowie, Kooringa, South Australia |
| Enlistment date | 1 February 1916 |
| Unit name | 3rd Light Horse Regiment, 17th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/8/4 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A58 Kabinga on 8 May 1916 |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 3rd Light Horse Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action 31 October 1917 |
| Place of burial | Beersheba War Cemetery (Row C, Grave No. 40), Palestine |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 4 |
Lest we forget
Further Reading:
3rd Australian Light Horse Regiment, Roll of Honour
The Battle of Beersheba, Palestine, 31 October 1917
Citation: 3rd LHR, AIF, Roll of Honour, Francis Kelly
