Private Robert Kelly (c.1817........1842)
- Back To . . 21st
Royal North British Fusiliers Regiment
Born : c.
1817
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Occupation : Soldier, / Musician
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July 21 1842 died in
service
Where Discharged : Hobart, Tasmania
Died : June 26 1842
Where Died /
Buried : Original burial St
David's C of E burial ground
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Original burial St David's C of E burial ground
(1804-1872) and all the military headstones came from this burial ground and
placed at St David's burial ground after being turned into a park
, which was officially opened in 1926.
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History
& Achievements :
- All that is known at present of this soldier is he was a musician
with the51st Regiment a memorial plaque is located at Anglesea Barracks,
Hobart, Tasmania which reads as follows.
- Sacred
To the memory of
Robert KELLY
who died June 26 1842
Aged 24 years and 6 months
Also
John GARVIN
Who died July 21 1842
Aged 25 years and 6 months
Musicians 51 Regiment
This tribute to their worth and the esteem
which they merited is erected by their
Comrades of the Band
in conjunction with the bereaved widow
of the latter who had been married but
one month prior to his decease.
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- Headstone Photograph Supplied by Lee-ann Atkinson
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Original burial St David's C of
E burial ground (1804-1872) and all the military headstones came from
this burial ground and placed at St David's burial ground after being
turned into a park
, which was officially opened in 1926.
- References
- (1)Australian Vital Record Series
1788 - 1905 Discs 1 to 4
- Family Members, Military records of the Regiment ,
Pay rolls, Pay Musters, Cemetery Records, Church Records
& General Muster Records.
- Military records of the Regiment
- The information is intended for
short Historical value only,
- E- mail address
- © Copyright B & M Chapman
(QLD) Australia
- Last revised: July 19, 2008.