Austin (aka John) KEELY

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Other Name:	Keely, John - Service Record
Service Numbers:	8901, 5915, 8901
Enlisted:	6 January 1915
Last Rank:	Farrier
Last Unit:	1st Divisional Train
Born:	Glen Osmond, South Australia, Australia , 4 February 1888
Home Town:	Glen Osmond, Burnside, South Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Horse Breaker
Died:	Influenza , England, 10 February 1919, aged 31 years
Cemetery:	Brookwood Military Cemetery, Pirbright, Surrey, England, United Kingdom IV M 5
Memorials:	Adelaide Commissioner of Public Works Roll of Honour, Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Myrtle Bank War Memorial, Rose Park Burnside & District - Fallen Soldiers Memorial Trees - Rose Park, Rose Park Burnside District Fallen Soldiers' Memorial - Rose Park

6 Jan 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 8901, Oaklands, South Australia
6 Jan 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 8901
26 May 1915:	Involvement Driver, 5915, 4th Light Horse Brigade Train, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: ''
26 May 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Driver, 8901 , 2nd Divisional Train
26 May 1915:	Embarked Driver, 5915, 4th Light Horse Brigade Train, HMAT Afric, Adelaide
25 Sep 1918:	Transferred AIF WW1, Farrier, 1st Divisional Train
10 Feb 1919:	Involvement AIF WW1, Farrier, 8901, 1st Divisional Train, Died of Influenza - 'Spanish 'Flu' 'pandemic

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Born as Isaac Austin on 4 Feb 1888 to parents John KEELY and Elizabeth Agnes TURNER or TURVER.

Although known as Austin, enlisted as John