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O'KEEFE, Mathew John Allen
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3591 |
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| Enlisted: | 25 April 1916, Enlisted at Leongatha, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Sapper |
| Last Unit: | 17th Light Railway Operating Company |
| Born: | Lang Lang, Victoria, Australia, 1897 |
| Home Town: | Lang Lang, Cardinia, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Railway Employee |
| Died: | Glenroy, Victoria, Australia, 19 February 1966, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Burwood General Cemetery, Victoria, Australia Lawn 10A, Grave 4 |
| Memorials: | Lang Lang & District Great War Honor Roll, Lang Lang Roll of Honor WWI, Lang Lang State School No 2899 Roll of Honor |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 25 Apr 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3591, 29th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Leongatha, Victoria | |
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| 1 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 3591, 29th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Orsova embarkation_ship_number: A67 public_note: '' | |
| 1 Aug 1916: | Embarked Private, 3591, 29th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Orsova, Melbourne | |
| 9 Jan 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 17th Light Railway Operating Company, From 29th Battalion | |
| 16 Oct 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Sapper, 3591, 17th Light Railway Operating Company, Gassed. Transferred to England on 30 October 1917 aboard HS Jan Breydel | |
| 11 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sapper, 3591, 17th Light Railway Operating Company, Discharged at the 3rd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Francis O'Keefe and Charlotte O'Keefe nee Allen of Lang Lang, Victoria.
Commenced return to Australia on 11 May 1919 aboard HT Borda disembarking on 27 June 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1922c Mathew married Caroline Ellen Grist in Victoria