MCKEOWN, Horace Henry
| Service Number: | Officer |
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| Enlisted: | 24 September 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Second Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 7th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Forest Lodge, NSW, 26 February 1893 |
| Home Town: | Glebe, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Fort Street High School, Knox College Sydney |
| Occupation: | Bank Clerk |
| Died: | 1971, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Bank of New South Wales Roll of Honour Book, Canberra Master Carriers Association of NSW Roll of Honour, Glebe Roll of Honor, Glebe Superior Public School WWI Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 24 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, Officer, 7th Light Horse Regiment | |
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| 2 Nov 1915: | Involvement 7th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 2 Nov 1915: | Embarked 7th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Euripides, Sydney |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
HORACE HENRY McKEOWN, son of Mr. William and Mrs. Jessie McKeown, was born at Forest Lodge, Sydney, on 26th February, 1893.
He was educated at the Fort Street High School and Knox College, North Sydney, and joined the service of the Bank at Head Office on 10th February, 1910.
Horace McKeown enlisted in July, 1915, and joined the 7th Light Horse Regiment as second-lieutenant.
He embarked for active service in November, 1915, and on reaching Egypt was engaged in defensive operations and in action against the Senussi with the 7th Light Horse Regiment and a special force. Leaving Egypt in June he proceeded to France and was attached to the 42nd Battery (4th Divisional Artillery) and Divisional Ammunition Column. He continued to serve with the artillery until the Armistice, and in the meantime was promoted to the rank of first-lieutenant in October, 1916, and to that of captain in October, 1918. He returned to Australia a year later.
Source - Bank of NSW Roll of Honour
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