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O'KEEFFE, James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3192 |
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| Enlisted: | 27 November 1916, Enlisted at Kalgoorlie, WA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 46th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, 1890 |
| Home Town: | Kalgoorlie, Kalgoorlie/Boulder, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Miner |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 11 October 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium. Panel 27 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Boulder Kalgoorlie Roll of Honor, Kings Park Western Australia State War Memorial, Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 27 Nov 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3192, 46th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Kalgoorlie, WA | |
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| 29 Dec 1916: | Involvement Private, 3192, 46th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Persic embarkation_ship_number: A34 public_note: '' | |
| 29 Dec 1916: | Embarked Private, 3192, 46th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Persic, Fremantle |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Michael O'Keeffe and Margaret O'Keeffe nee Downey of Ballarat, Victoria.
Brother of Mark O'Keeffe who returned to Australia on 13 August 1919 having served with the 3rd Machine Gun Squadron; Frank O'Keeffe who returned to Australia on 8 June 1919 having served with the 46th Battalion
Husband of Alice O'Keeffe nee Pinnegar of Robert Street, Kalgoorlie, WA. James and Alice married in Kalgoorlie, WA during 1913c.
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal