O'KEEFE, Peter Timothy
| Service Numbers: | 2728, 2728C |
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| Enlisted: | 28 July 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 1st Pioneer Battalion |
| Born: | Sebastopol, Victoria, Australia, 26 January 1893 |
| Home Town: | Sebastopol, Ballarat, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Caulfield, Victoria, Australia, 13 February 1945, aged 52 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Preston General Cemetery, Bundoora, Victoria Row M, Grave 8966 |
| Memorials: | Sebastopol Redan State School No 1289 Roll of Honor, Werribee Shire Great War Roll of Honor |
World War 1 Service
| 28 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2728, 24th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 27 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 2728, 24th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 27 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 2728, 24th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne | |
| 22 Jul 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2728, 24th Infantry Battalion, Shell wound to the right arm. Embarked for England on 7 August 1916 aboard HS Newhaven | |
| 7 Dec 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 1st Pioneer Battalion, From 24th Battalion. RE-allocated number when taken on strength, now 2728C | |
| 27 Apr 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2728C, 1st Pioneer Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit due to pleurisy |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Daniel O'Keefe and Margaret O'Keefe nee O'/brien of Bungaree, Ballarat, Victoria.
Brother of James Matthew O'Keefe who returned to Australia on 6 August 1919 having served with the 5th Pioneer Battalion; Daniel O'Keefe who returned to Australia on 7 June 1917 having served with the 19th Battalion; John O'Keefe who returned to Australia on 14 May 1919 having served with the 1st Pioneer Battalion; Edward Henry O'Keefe who returned to Australia on 1 August 1918 having served with the 5th Pioneer Battalion
Commenced return to Australia on 30 January 1918 aboard HT Euripedes disembarking on 21 March 1918
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal