Joseph KEEGAN

KEEGAN, Joseph

Service Number: 2250
Enlisted: 8 June 1915
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 4th Infantry Battalion
Born: Lancashire, England, 1888
Home Town: Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Baker
Died: Died of wounds, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 7 August 1915
Cemetery: Beach Cemetery - ANZAC Cove
Beach Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour
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World War 1 Service

8 Jun 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2250, 4th Infantry Battalion
16 Jun 1915: Involvement Private, 2250, 4th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Karoola embarkation_ship_number: A63 public_note: ''
16 Jun 1915: Embarked Private, 2250, 4th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Karoola, Sydney

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Biography contributed by Stephen Brooks

Joseph Keegan enlisted 8 June 1915, left Australia 8 days later, arrived on Gallipoli on the 4 August 1915, went into the attack on Lone Pine and died of wounds 7 August 1915, less than 2 months after joining up in Sydney.