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KEENAN, James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 386 |
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| Enlisted: | 11 March 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 20th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Armidale, New South Wales, Australia, 14 March 1896 |
| Home Town: | Bingara, New England, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Carpenter |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 11 Mar 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 386, 20th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW | |
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| 11 Mar 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 386, 20th Infantry Battalion | |
| 25 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, 386, 20th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Jun 1915: | Embarked Private, 386, 20th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Berrima, Sydney | |
| 29 Sep 1916: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 386, 20th Infantry Battalion, Discharged a the 2nd Military District as medically unfit due to arthritis |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Joseph Keenan and Kate Keenan of the Bingara Hotel, of Bingara, NSW. Brother of Oscar Keenan who returned to Australia on 5 March 1919 having served with the 53rd Battalion
Commenced return to Australia on 20 April 1916
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
In 1939 he was residing at Woods Point, Victoria