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KEAST, Oscar
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5768 |
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| Enlisted: | 15 February 1916, Enlisted at Melbourne |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 14th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Hay, New South Wales, 1897 |
| Home Town: | Maryborough, Central Goldfields, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Maryborough High School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Bank Clerk |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Ypres, Belgium, 11 August 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Messines Ridge British Cemetery Plot 1, Row B, Grave 44 Headstone inscription reads: Responsive to humanity's call a gallant action marked his fall, Messines Ridge British Cemetery, Messines, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Irymple State School No 3174 Roll of Honor, Maryborough War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 15 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5768, Enlisted at Melbourne | |
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| 4 May 1916: | Involvement Private, 5768, 14th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Lincoln embarkation_ship_number: A17 public_note: '' | |
| 4 May 1916: | Embarked Private, 5768, 14th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Port Lincoln, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of John Keast and Elizabeth Jane Williams (formerly Keast) of 'Vermont', Railway Crescent, Maryborough, Vic. Brother of Percy George Keast, Richard Clarence Keast, Albert Henry Keast, William John Keast, Lilian May McNee and Eva Catherine Ellis
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Also served in the Senior Cadets