Daniel Bede O'KEEFE

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Service Number:	3855
Enlisted:	3 September 1915, Enlisted at Cootamundra, NSW
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	20th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Young, New South Wales, Australia, 1881
Home Town:	Cootamundra, Cootamundra, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 2 May 1917
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Cootamundra RSL Honour Rolls, Cootamundra Sacred Heart Catholic Church Memorial, Cootamundra War Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial

3 Sep 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3855, 20th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Cootamundra, NSW
20 Jan 1916:	Involvement Private, 3855, 20th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: ''
20 Jan 1916:	Embarked Private, 3855, 20th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Runic, Sydney
5 Aug 1916:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3855, 20th Infantry Battalion, Embarked for England on 1 October 1916 aboard HS Dieppe

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Son of Micael john O'Keefe and Mary Elizabeth O'Keefe of Yass Road, Cootamundra, NSW.

Brother of Michael John O'Keefe who returned to Australis on 26 December 1918 having served with the 2 Light horse Machine Gun Squadron.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal