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KEOGH, Claude Goldsmith
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2586 |
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| Enlisted: | 14 August 1916, Perth, Western Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 43rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Bendigo, Victoria, 1895 |
| Home Town: | East Perth, Perth Water, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | East Perth State School |
| Occupation: | Plumber |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 9 June 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Mud Corner Cemetery, Wallonie, Belgium (I. A. 12.) Mud Corner Cemetery. |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 14 Aug 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2586, Perth, Western Australia | |
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| 9 Nov 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2586, 43rd Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Argyllshire embarkation_ship_number: A8 public_note: '' | |
| 9 Nov 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2586, 43rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Argyllshire, Fremantle | |
| 9 Jun 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2586, 43rd Infantry Battalion, Battle of Messines |
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Quite short Claude was often described as a "nugget of a man."
Prior to enlisting he was living on Royal Street in East Perth with his uncle and aunt, Mr and Mrs Hogan. His mother (Clara I. Keogh of Bendigo), had already passed away.
He was Killed in Action during the Battle of Messines and was buried at Mud Corner Cemetery. His personal grave epitaph reads:
THEY LAID HIM BY WITH PRAYER & SIGH THE SPOT WHERE HE WAS KILLED
His Red Cross file quite colourfully described by numerous witnesses, tells the tale of how he died and is recommended for reading (see side-bar link)
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