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O'KEEFFE, George Gordon
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 6855 |
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| Enlisted: | 29 August 1916, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Germanton, New South Wales, Australia, 1889 |
| Home Town: | Leichhardt, Ipswich, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Clergyman |
| Died: | New South Wales, Australia , 9 June 1976, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Rookwood Cemeteries & Crematorium, New South Wales Commemorated in the NSW Garden of Remembrance |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 29 Aug 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6855, 2nd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW | |
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| 8 Nov 1916: | Involvement Private, 6855, 2nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: SS Port Nicholson embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 8 Nov 1916: | Embarked Private, 6855, 2nd Infantry Battalion, SS Port Nicholson, Sydney | |
| 6 Nov 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 2nd Infantry Battalion, Wound to the right side. Embarked for England on 16 November 1917 aboard HS Pieter de Conick | |
| 28 Sep 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 2nd Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of George O'Keefe and Lucy Eleanor O'Keeffe of 'Moama', Drayton Street, Leichhardt, NSW
Commenced return to Australia on 1 February 1918 aboard HT Balmoral Castle disembarking on 29 March 1918.
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
In 1954 George was residing in Wentworth Street, Point Piper, NSW and now titled as Rev. Canon.