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KEEN, Enoch James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 377 |
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| Enlisted: | 26 July 1915, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 31st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Leamington, Warwickshire, England, March 1894 |
| Home Town: | Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Shrubland Street Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, England |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 20 July 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
Rue-Petillon Military Cemetery, Fleurbaix, Bethune, Nord Pas de Calais Plot I. Row L. Grave 81. Inscription: IN MEMORY OF THE BELOVED SON OF MR. & MRS. KEEN LEAMINGTON SPA |
| Memorials: | Aldgate War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Leamington Spa St Johns - Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 26 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 377, Depot Battalion , Brisbane, Queensland | |
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| 4 Oct 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, Depot Battalion | |
| 9 Nov 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 377, 31st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wandilla embarkation_ship_number: A62 public_note: '' | |
| 9 Nov 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 377, 31st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wandilla, Melbourne | |
| 29 Apr 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 31st Infantry Battalion | |
| 16 Jun 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Corporal, 377, 31st Infantry Battalion, Embarked Alexandria for B.E.F per H.M.T. "Hororata" | |
| 23 Jun 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Corporal, 377, 31st Infantry Battalion, Disembarked Marseilles, France | |
| 19 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 377, 31st Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix) | |
| 20 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 377, 31st Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), Killed In Action | |
| 20 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 377, 31st Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 377 awm_unit: 31st Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1916-07-20 |
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Private Keen's older brother Service No 269 George Henry Marrion Keen of the Royal Horse Artillery, British Army also served during the war. He returned home to England and lived until 1983.
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