KEANE, Patrick
| Service Number: | 3444 |
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| Enlisted: | 23 October 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 47th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Cuttaburra, Queensland, 27 January 1887 |
| Home Town: | Cunnamulla, Paroo, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Station manager |
| Died: | Illness - from Measles & Broncho Pneumonia, Sea on board HMAT Ayrshire (A33), 23 February 1917, aged 30 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Buried at Sea, Hollybrook Memorial, Southampton, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Hollybrook Memorial, Southampton, Paroo Shire Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 23 Oct 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3444, 47th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 24 Jan 1917: | Involvement Private, 3444, 47th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ayrshire embarkation_ship_number: A33 public_note: '' | |
| 24 Jan 1917: | Embarked Private, 3444, 47th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ayrshire, Sydney |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Evan Evans
The summary below was completed by Cathy Sedgwick – Facebook “WW1 Australian War Graves in England/UK/Scotland/Ireland
Died on this date – 23rd February…… Patrick Keane was born at Cuttaburra, Queensland on 27th January, 1887 to parents Timothy James & Mary Jane Kene (spelling as per Queensland BD& M’s website) (nee Field).
He enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force (A.I.F.) on 23rd October, 1916 as a 29 year old, single, Station Manager from Cuttaburra, Cunnamulla, Queensland.
Private Patrick Keane, Service number 3444, embarked from Sydney, New South Wales on HMAT Ayrshire (A33) on 24th January, 1917 with the 47th Infantry Battalion, 9th Reinforcements.
From 12th February, 1917 Private Patrick Keane was to be Acting Lance Corporal.
He was admitted to Ship’s Hospital on 13th February, 1917 with Measles. The Hospital Admissions form recorded “Great weakness. Capillary Bronchitis.”
Private Patrick Keane died at 5.35 pm on 23rd February, 1917 at Sea on board HMAT Ayrshire (A33) from Measles & Broncho Pneumonia (as per Field Service – Report of Death of a Soldier form.) A letter from Senior Medical Officer, Troopship Ayrshire to The Commander Troopship Ayrshire on 24th February, 1917 advised that Private Patrick Keane, 3444, 9/47th Battalion died from Capillary Bronchitis complicating Measles.
He was buried at Sea at 7 am on 24th February, 1917 from HMAT Ayrshire (A33). He is commemorated on the Hollybrook Memorial, Southampton, Hampshire, England as he has no grave. His death is acknowledged by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
(The above is a summary of my research. The full research can be found by following the link below)
https://ww1austburialsuk.weebly.com/k---l.html
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