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KEENAN, John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1008 |
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| Enlisted: | 14 September 1914, Enlisted at Rochester, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 14th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Violet Town, Victoria, Australia, 14 June 1890 |
| Home Town: | Rochester, Campaspe, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Catholic Boys School, Kyneton, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Farm Larbourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 8 August 1915, aged 25 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Euroa Telegraph Park, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 14 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1008, 14th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Rochester, Victoria | |
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| 22 Dec 1914: | Involvement Private, 1008, 14th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked Private, 1008, 14th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Nathaniel John Keenan and Sarah Annie Keenan of Fuller Street, Rochester, Victoria. Related to James Joseph Keenan who returned to Australia on 15 February 1918 having served with the 2nd Light Horse Regiment
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal