Virtual War Memorial | Sidney KEYES

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KEYES, Sidney

Service Number:	5400
Enlisted:	1 December 1915, Yass, New South Wales
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	13th Infantry Battalion
Born:	North Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia, 30 November 1889
Home Town:	North Wagga, Wagga Wagga, New South Wales
Schooling:	North Wagga Wagga School, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation:	Groom
Died:	Killed in Action, Ypres, Belgium, 1 March 1918, aged 28 years
Cemetery:	Spoilbank Cemetery, Zillebeke, Belgium (Special Memorial A.2),
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Wagga Wagga Cenotaph, Wagga Wagga Victory Memorial Arch

World War 1 Service

1 Dec 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Yass, New South Wales
9 Apr 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 5400, 13th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: ''
9 Apr 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 5400, 13th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Nestor, Sydney

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Biography

Cemetery details: Spoilbank Cemetery, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium (Special Memorial A.2)