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O'KEEFFE, Joseph James

Service Number:	4219
Enlisted:	28 August 1915, Place of Enlistment, Toowoomba, Queensland.
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	47th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Cunnamulla, Queensland, Australia, 15 May 1894
Home Town:	Cunnamulla, Paroo, Queensland
Schooling:	Cunnamulla State School, Queensland, Australia
Occupation:	Station Hand
Died:	Natural Causes , Goondiwindi, Queensland, Australia, 9 October 1978, aged 84 years
Cemetery:	Goondiwindi Cemetery, Qld
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World War 1 Service

28 Aug 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4219, 15th Infantry Battalion, Place of Enlistment, Toowoomba, Queensland.
3 Jan 1916:	Involvement Private, 4219, 15th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Kyarra embarkation_ship_number: A55 public_note: ''
3 Jan 1916:	Embarked Private, 4219, 15th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Kyarra, Brisbane
1 Apr 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 47th Infantry Battalion
8 Aug 1916:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 4219, 15th Infantry Battalion
25 Aug 1917:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 47th Infantry Battalion, Returned to Australia for Home Service.

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

Son of Thomas O'KEEFE, Calverton Siding, near Cunnamulla, Qld.