Albert Ernest KEENAN

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Service Numbers:	2602, V147418
Enlisted:	12 September 1917, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	37th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Carlton, Victoria, Australia, 25 January 1896
Home Town:	Coburg, Moreland, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Clerk
Memorials:

12 Sep 1917:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2602, 13th Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
2 Feb 1918:	Involvement Private, 2602, 13th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: ''
2 Feb 1918:	Embarked Private, 2602, 13th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Wiltshire, Sydney
17 Jun 1918:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 57th Infantry Battalion, From the 13th Light Horse Regiment
19 Aug 1918:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 37th Infantry Battalion, From the 57th Battalion
29 Sep 1918:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2602, 37th Infantry Battalion, Gassed
11 Sep 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2602, 37th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District

5 Mar 1942:	Enlisted V147418

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Son of William Henry Keenan and Annie Keenan nee Lynch of Carlton North, Victoria

Husband of Alma Grace Keenan nee Gardiner of 'Mikado', 19 Alice Street, Coburg, Victoria. Albert and ALma married in Victoria during 1916c

Commenced return to Australia on 4 July 1919 aboard HT Wiltshire disembarking on the 19 August 1919

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal