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KEENAN, Michael John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2713 |
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| Enlisted: | 29 June 1915, Enlisted at Claremont, Tasmania |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 12th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Deloraine, Tasmania, Australia, 1883 |
| Home Town: | Ulverstone, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Wound to the arm, 26th General Hospital, Etaples, France, 2 September 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
Etaples Military Cemetery Plot X, Row B, Grave 1, Etaples Military Cemetery, Etaples, Nord Pas de Calais, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Yolla Mount Hicks Pictorial Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 29 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2713, 12th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Claremont, Tasmania | |
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| 10 Sep 1915: | Involvement Private, 2713, 12th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: SS Makarini embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 10 Sep 1915: | Embarked Private, 2713, 12th Infantry Battalion, SS Makarini, Melbourne | |
| 19 Aug 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2713, 12th Infantry Battalion, Gunshot wound to the arm |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Next of kin was given as his brother James Keenan of Ulveerstone, Tasmania. Later changed to his eldest brother Richard Keenan of Woori Yallock, Victoria
About twelve years prior to enlisting he worked in the boot making industry.
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
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