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KEANE, Gavan Gray
Personal Details
| Service Number: | VX72258 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 February 1942 |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/12th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Caulfield, Victoria, Australia, 27 February 1905 |
| Home Town: | St Kilda, Port Phillip, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Trinity Grammar, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Insurance Inspector |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Papua New Guinea, 12 January 1943, aged 37 years |
| Cemetery: |
Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery, Papua New Guinea Plot A7, Row A, Grave 17 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement VX72258 | |
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| 19 Feb 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Corporal, VX72258, 2nd/12th Infantry Battalion | |
| 19 Feb 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , VX72258 | |
| 12 Jan 1943: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Corporal, VX72258, 2nd/12th Infantry Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Gavan Gray KEANE was born in Caulfield in Victoria on 27th February, 1905
His parents were Francis Wilfred KEANE & Helen GRAY
He married Ruth Elizabeth BURBANK in Victoria in 1933
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