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KEENAN, Thomas Augustine
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3933 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 August 1915, Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 4th Light Trench Mortar Battery |
| Born: | Gulgong, New South Wales, Australia, 29 August 1873 |
| Home Town: | Leonora, Leonora, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Marist Brothers School, Sydney, New South Wales; Sydney Technical School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Engine Driver |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 11 April 1917, aged 43 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 20 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3933, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA | |
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| 22 Dec 1915: | Involvement Private, 3933, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Ajana embarkation_ship_number: A31 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Dec 1915: | Embarked Private, 3933, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Ajana, Fremantle | |
| 25 Sep 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 4th Light Trench Mortar Battery, From 16th Battalion | |
| 11 Apr 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3933, 4th Light Trench Mortar Battery, Bullecourt (First), killed in action |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Address at the time of enlistment was Meekatharra, WA
Son of James Keenan and Mary Jane Keenan of 'Montrreux', 10 Hale Road, Mosman, NSW formerly of Waronga Ocean Road, Bondi, NSW
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal