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O'KEEFFE, Thomas
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2366 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 July 1915, Enlisted at Warwick Farm, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 6th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | St. George, Queensland, Australia, 18 July 1884 |
| Home Town: | Walgett, Walgett, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Station Hand |
| Died: | Result of accident, Walgett District Hospital, New South Wales, Australia, 30 December 1922, aged 38 years |
| Cemetery: |
Walgett Cemetery, NSW Catholic, Monumental, Grave 106 |
| Memorials: | St George Memorial Wall - We Remember Their Sacrifice, Walgett War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 18 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2366, 6th Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Warwick Farm, NSW | |
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| 3 May 1916: | Involvement Private, 2366, 6th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Hymettus embarkation_ship_number: A1 public_note: '' | |
| 3 May 1916: | Embarked Private, 2366, 6th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Hymettus, Sydney | |
| 3 Dec 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Trooper, 2366, 6th Light Horse Regiment, Shrapnel wound to the hip. | |
| 14 Sep 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 2366, 6th Light Horse Regiment, Discharged at the 2nd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Thomas Henry O'Keeffe and Ellen O'Keeffe nee Higgins of Tootha, Walgett, NSW
Brother of Sidney Charles O'Keeffe who was killed in action on 9 August 1916 while serving with the 15th Battalion and has no known grave. His name appears on the Villers-Bretonneux Memorial and William Alymer Campbell O'Keeffe who returned to Australia on 4 July 1919 having served with the 12th Field Artillery Brigade
Commenced return to Australia on 28 June 1919 aboard HT Madras disembarking on 3 August 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal