KEED, Alfred Edward
| Service Number: | 4811 |
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| Enlisted: | 4 August 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 54th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Wagga Wagga New South Wales, Australia , 1884 |
| Home Town: | Junee, Junee, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Carpenter |
| Died: | Died of Wounds, France, 21 July 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension, Nord |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 4 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2nd Infantry Battalion | |
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| 8 Mar 1916: | Involvement Private, 4811, 2nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of England embarkation_ship_number: A15 public_note: '' | |
| 8 Mar 1916: | Embarked Private, 4811, 2nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Star of England, Sydney | |
| 21 Jul 1916: | Involvement Private, 4811, 54th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 4811 awm_unit: 54th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-07-21 | |
| 21 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 54th Infantry Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Michelle Maddison
Alfred Edward Keed was a 31 year old carpenter when he enlisted with the 54th Infantry Battalion in 1915. Professionally, Alfred was apprenticed to W. Walster of Junee for a period of 5 years, before he became a fully qualified carpenter.
Alfred joined the 54th Battalion at Ferry Post, Egypt, on 20 April 1916, before embarking from Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force (B.E.F.) He arrived in Marseilles on 26 June 1916, and less than a month later, was admitted to hospital with gunshot wounds to both legs.
He was admitted to the 1st Canadian Casualty Clearing Station, but died of his injuries that same day (21 July 1916). Alfred was buried in the Balleul Communal Cemetery Extension, France. On the second anniversary of his death, Alfred’s family published the following Memoriam in The Sydney Morning Herald:
His King and country called him,
The call was not in vain.
In Britain’s roll of honour
You will find our hero’s name.
Inserted by his sorrowing mother and sisters.
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