Patrick Augustine O'KEEFE

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O'KEEFE, Patrick Augustine

Other Name:	O'Keefe, Paul Augustine
Service Number:	3594
Enlisted:	15 October 1915, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	17th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Bendigo, Victoria, Australia, 1 January 1876
Home Town:	Bendigo, Greater Bendigo, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Carpenter
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 26 July 1916, aged 40 years
Cemetery:	Serre Road Cemetery No.1 Plot 1X, Row A, Grave 5. Headstone inscription reads: In the memory of the dear son of Mr. & Mrs. O'Keefe of Bendigo
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

World War 1 Service

15 Oct 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3594, 17th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW
20 Dec 1915:	Involvement Private, 3594, 17th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: ''
20 Dec 1915:	Embarked Private, 3594, 17th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Aeneas, Sydney

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Used both the names of Paul Augustine O'Keefe and Patrick Augustine O'Keefe as per the NAA records

Son of Patrick O'Keefe and Bridget O'Keefe nee Fitzpatrick of Bendigo, Victoria

Next of kin given as his brother Frank O'Keefe of Jolimont Workshop, Melbourne, Victoria.

Served his carpentary apprenticeship with Longstaff & Co. of Bendigo, Victoria

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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