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KELEGHAN, William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 680 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 1st Infantry Battalion, Naval and Military Forces - Special Tropical Corps |
| Born: | Athlone, Baw Baw Shire, Victoria, Australia, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Glebe, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Warehouseman |
| Died: | 23 July 1915, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Rookwood Cemeteries & Crematorium, New South Wales Plot: R.C. Sec. M2. Area N. Grave 2872 |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 19 Aug 1914: | Involvement Sergeant, 680, 1st Infantry Battalion, Naval and Military Forces - Special Tropical Corps, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: '' | |
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| 19 Aug 1914: | Embarked Sergeant, 680, 1st Infantry Battalion, Naval and Military Forces - Special Tropical Corps, HMAT Berrima, Sydney |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
The son of Patrick & Ellen Keleghan of Glebe Point, Sydney, N.S.W., William enlisted in the Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force in 16 August 1914 and was discharged on 18 January 1915. He re-enlisted on 22 February 1915 and was appointed Staff Sergeant Major, Service No. 680, Australian Instructional Corps, Liverpool Camp. He died aged 31 years.
He is a recent addition to the Roll of Great War dead having been accepted for commemoration as Great War dead on 20th July 2017.