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O'KEEFE, John Hercules
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1598 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 September 1914, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 301st Company Mechancial Transport |
| Born: | Bywong, New South Wales, Australia, 1883 |
| Home Town: | Dulwich Hill, Marrickville, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Mechanical Engineer |
| Died: | Tuberculosis, Repatriation General Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 1 December 1944 |
| Cemetery: |
Mount Thompson Memorial Gardens & Crematorium, Queensland Columbarium 12, Section 7. Commemorated in the !LD Garden of Remembrance |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 17 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Driver, 1598, 301st Company Mechancial Transport, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW | |
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| 22 Dec 1914: | Involvement Driver, 1598, 301st Company Mechancial Transport, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked Driver, 1598, 301st Company Mechancial Transport, HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne | |
| 27 Jan 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Driver, 1598, 301st Company Mechancial Transport, Discharged at the 1st Military District as medically unfit due to nephritis |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Patrick O'Keefe and Elizabeth O'Keefe of 'Whitley', Canonbury Road, Dulwich Hill, NSW
Prior to enlisting John had been employed with H. Murray & Co. for three years.
Commenced return to Australia on 27 September 1918 aboard HT Runic disembarking on 26 November 1918 at Melbourne for onward travel overland to Brisbane
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal