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Patrick KIELEY

Surname
KIELEY
Given Names
Patrick
Regimental No.
1371
Name as recorded on Nominal Roll
KIELY Patrick Francis
Religion
Roman Catholic
Occupation
Engineer
Address
...
Marital Status
Single
Age at Embarkation
28
Next of Kin
Mother, Mrs Elizabeth Kieley, 29 York Street, Cork, Ireland
Enlistment Date
12 November 1914
Rank on Enlistment
Private
Unit Name
11th Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll No.
23/28/2
Embarkation details
Unit embarked at Fremantle per HMAT A50 'Itonus' on 22 February 1915
Rank from Nominal Roll
Private
Unit from Nominal Roll
11th Battalion
Fate
Killed in Action 25 April 1915
Place of Burial
No known grave
Commemoration Details
The Lone Pine Memorial (Panel 34), Gallipoli, Turkey
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial
62
Memorial Details
The Lone Pine Memorial, situated in the Lone Pine Cemetery at Anzac, is the main Australian Memorial on Gallipoli, and one of four memorials to men of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force. Designed by Sir John Burnet, the principal architect of the Gallipoli cemeteries, it is a thick tapering pylon 14.3 metres high on a square base 12.98 metres wide. It is constructed from limestone mined at Ilgardere in Turkey.
The Memorial commemorates the 3268 Australians and 456 New Zealanders who have no known grave and the 960 Australians and 252 New Zealanders who were buried at sea after evacuation through wounds or disease. The names of New Zealanders commemorated are inscribed on stone panels mounted on the south and north sides of the pylon, while those of the Australians are listed on a long wall of panels in front of the pylon and to either side. Names are arranged by unit and rank.
The Memorial stands over the centre of the Turkish trenches and tunnels which were the scene of heavy fighting during the August offensive. Most cemeteries on Gallipoli contain relatively few marked graves, and the majority of Australians killed on Gallipoli are commemorated here.
Other details
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
"First to Fall" – Australian fatalities on 25th April 1915