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KEEGAN, Joseph
Personal Details
Service Number: | 2250 |
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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 |
Service History
World War 1 Service
8 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2250, 4th Infantry Battalion | |
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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 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography 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.