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Edric John Liddell Kelly

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'Pilot Officer E. J. L. Kelly, R.A.A.F., who has been promoted to the rank of Flying Officer, He is the son of Mr and Mrs J. S. Kelly, of Christchurch, and is an old boy of the Christchurch Boys’ High School. Flying Officer Kelly has been serving at Port Moresby, New Guinea.' The Press, 21 November 1942.

'Pilot Officer E. J. L. Kelly, R.A.A.F., who has been promoted to the rank of Flying Officer, He is …

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Identity

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Edric John Liddell AWMM
  • Surname
    Kelly AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWII 264287 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    7 October 1906 AWMM Greymouth, Grey District AWMM
  • Date of birth
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  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    WW2 John Kelly AWMM
  • Relationship status

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
  • Campaign
    New Guinea AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Air Force AWMM
  • Service number
    WWII 264287 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Enlistment
    WW2 17 February 1942 AWMM Melbourne, Victoria AWMM
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Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Liberation date
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Medical history

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Biographical information

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  • Son of Mr. and Mrs J.S. Kelly, Christchurch. Attended Christchurch Boys' High School. AWMM

Death

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Sources

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  • External links
    'News of the Day', Auckland Star, 10 April 1942. Papers Past.
    https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AS19420410.2.42
    Further Reference
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    New Zealand, World War II Ballot Lists, 1940–1945. [Extracted from the New Zealand Gazette.] CD-ROM. Ravensbourne, Dunedin, New Zealand: Colonial CD Books, n.d. AWMM
    1945 AWMM

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