Topic: AIF - 2B - 6 LHR
6th LHR, AIF
6th Australian Light Horse Regiment
Roll of Honour
John Kelliher
John Kelliher
Service number: 1489
Rank: Trooper [Tpr]
Unit: 6th Australian Light Horse
Service: Army
Conflict: 1914-1918
Date of death: 4 August 1916
Cause of death: Killed in action
Cemetery or memorial details: EGYPT 2 Kantara War Memorial Cemetery
War Grave Register notes: KELLIHER, Tpr. John, 1489. 6th Australian Light Horse. Killed in action 4th Aug., 1916. Age 30. Son of John and Jonathan Kelliher, of Rotokiri Rd., Eltham, Taranaki, New Zealand. B. 33.
Source: AWM145 Roll of Honour cards, 1914-1918 War, Army.
A brief military biography of John Kelliher from The AIF Project:
| Regimental number | 1489 |
| Other Names | KELLIHER (Cemetery Details) |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 29 |
| Next of kin | Father, John Kelleher, Eltham, Taranaki, NZ |
| Enlistment date | 9 August 1915 |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 6th Light Horse Regiment, 11th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/11/3 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on 2 November 1915 |
| Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | 6th Light Horse Regiment |
| Date of death | 4 August 1916 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 30 |
| Place of burial | Kantara War Memorial Cemetery (Row B, Grave No. 33), Egypt |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 5 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John and Johannah KELLIHER, Rotokiri Road, Eltham, Taranaki, New Zealand |
Lest we forget
Further Reading:
6th Australian Light Horse Regiment, Roll of Honour
Battle of Romani, Sinai, August 4 to 5, 1916
Bir el Abd, Sinai, 9 August 1916
Battles where Australians fought, 1899-1920
Citation: 6th LHR, Roll of Honour, John Kelliher
