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O'KEEFFE, John Paul
Personal Details
Service Number: | 2426 |
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Enlisted: | 30 May 1915, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW |
Last Rank: | Trooper |
Last Unit: | 14th Light Horse Regiment |
Born: | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 3 May 1897 |
Home Town: | Pyrmont, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Salesman |
Died: | Manly, New South Wales, Australia, 1956, cause of death not yet discovered |
Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
Memorials: |
Service History
World War 1 Service
30 May 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2426, 13th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW | |
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20 Aug 1915: | Involvement Private, 2426, 13th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: '' | |
20 Aug 1915: | Embarked Private, 2426, 13th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Shropshire, Sydney | |
1 Feb 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, Camel Corps, From 13th Battalion | |
11 Apr 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 1st Battalion Imperial Camel Corps | |
1 Jul 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 14th Light Horse Regiment | |
28 Oct 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Trooper, 2426, 14th Light Horse Regiment, Discharged at the 2nd Military District |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of William Paul O'Keeffe and Amy O'Keefe nee Crafton of Pyrmont Street, Pyrmont, NSW formerly of Brisbane, QLD.
Commenced return to Australia on 24 July 1919 aboard HT Dongala disembarking on 28 August 1919
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal