Stephen John McKelvey

Service number: 18

Rank: Private

Unit: 1st Field Ambulance

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Source: National Archives of Australia

Steve McKelvey was born at Sydney and was a medical student. He enlisted on 24 August 1914, aged 23, giving his father at 29 East Esplanade, Manly, as his next of kin.

He served as a stretcher-bearer at Gallipoli, but was hospitalised with a stomach ailment.

He was returned to Australia on the Argyllshire on 9 March 1916 and discharged from service on 17 April 1916. His service record does not indicate the cause.

He was a well-known member of Manly Life Saving Club, pictured on p9 of Heroes of the Surf.