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KEATING, John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | TX1320 |
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| Enlisted: | 23 April 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/12th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Currie, King Island, Tasmania, Australia, 23 June 1913 |
| Home Town: | King Island, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Butcher's Assistant |
| Died: | Latrobe, Tasmania, Australia, 13 August 2002, aged 89 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Mersey Vale Memorial Park Cemetery, Tasmania |
| Memorials: | Tasmania (Launceston) Garden of Remembrance |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 23 Apr 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Sergeant, TX1320, 2nd/12th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 26 Jun 1940: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, TX1320, 2nd/12th Infantry Battalion, Middle East / Mediterranean Theatre | |
| 10 Aug 1942: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, TX1320, 2nd/12th Infantry Battalion, Served in New Guinea. | |
| 18 Mar 1943: | Promoted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Corporal, 2nd/12th Infantry Battalion | |
| 25 Aug 1943: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Corporal, TX1320, 2nd/12th Infantry Battalion, Served in New Guinea. | |
| 24 Apr 1945: | Promoted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Sergeant, 2nd/12th Infantry Battalion | |
| 25 May 1945: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Sergeant, TX1320, 2nd/12th Infantry Battalion, Borneo - Operation Oboe May - August 1945 | |
| 27 Nov 1945: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Sergeant, TX1320, 2nd/12th Infantry Battalion |
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