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KEIG, Robert Leslie
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 1533, 1533A |
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| Enlisted: | 9 April 1915, Enlisted Melbourne allocated to 10th Reinforcement’s 24th Battalion at Broadmeadows Camp Victoria on 21st May1915 |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 24th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Williamstown, Victoria, Australia, 24 March 1888 |
| Home Town: | Williamstown, Hobsons Bay, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Williamstown State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Draper |
| Died: | Natural Causes , Horsham, Victoria, Australia, 30 July 1980, aged 92 years |
| Cemetery: |
Horsham Cemetery, Victoria |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 9 Apr 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1533, 24th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted Melbourne allocated to 10th Reinforcement’s 24th Battalion at Broadmeadows Camp Victoria on 21st May1915 | |
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| 25 Jun 1915: | Embarked Private, 1533A, 24th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne | |
| 25 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, 1533A, 24th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 30 Aug 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1533, 24th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 20 Mar 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1533, 24th Infantry Battalion, Embarked Alexandria disembarked Marseille France for duty with BEF | |
| 15 Jun 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 24th Infantry Battalion | |
| 1 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 1533, 24th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières | |
| 12 Aug 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 24th Infantry Battalion | |
| 12 Aug 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 1533, 24th Infantry Battalion, Mouquet Farm | |
| 4 May 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Sergeant, 1533, 24th Infantry Battalion, Bullecourt (Second), Shrapnel wound Knee evacuated to CCS for treatment and convalescence | |
| 1 Aug 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Sergeant, AIF Headquarters, Posted to No4 Officer Cadet School Oxford UK for course of instruction | |
| 19 Dec 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 24th Infantry Battalion, Appointed 2nd Lieutenant in the AIF and taken on Strength of the 24th Battalion in the field Belgium | |
| 19 Apr 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 24th Infantry Battalion | |
| 1 Sep 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 1533, 24th Infantry Battalion, Mont St Quentin / Peronne | |
| 3 Sep 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 1533A, 24th Infantry Battalion, Appointment terminated in the AIF Discharged 3MD Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Pam Hamilton
Lieutenant Robert Leslie Keig, late of Williamstown, Newport and Horsham Victoria.
Brother of 4125 Private Norman Rodger Keig 23rd Battalion AIF late of Williamstown Victoria.