Enoch James KEEN

KEEN, Enoch James

    Service Number: 377
    Enlisted: 26 July 1915, Brisbane, Queensland
    Last Rank: Corporal
    Last Unit: 31st Infantry Battalion
    Born: Leamington, Warwickshire, England, March 1894
    Home Town: Brisbane, Queensland
    Schooling: Shrubland Street Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, England
    Occupation: Farmer
    Died: Killed in Action, Fromelles, 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
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    World War 1 Service

    26 Jul 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 377, Depot Battalion (AIF), Brisbane, Queensland
    4 Oct 1915: Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, Depot Battalion (AIF)
    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
    7 Dec 1915: Embarked AIF WW1, Corporal, 377, 31st Infantry Battalion, Disembarked from HMT Wandilla at Suez on 7 Dec 1915
    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

    Some personal details

    Born: Jan-Mar Qtr 1894 in Leamington Spa
    Baptised: 4 Mar 1894 at Leamington, St John's
    Son of Enoch and Henrietta Keen
    Home address in 1911: 3 Gents Buildings, Grove Place, Leamington Spa
    Employment in 1911 - [Steam] Engine Cleaner for London & North West Railway

    Named on the following war memorials in Leamington Spa
    Leamington Spa War Memorial
    Leamington All Saints Church Memorial
    Leamington St. John's Church Memorial

    Submitted 1 December 2025 by Ian Shuter

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    Biography contributed by VWM Australia

    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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