James Charles O'KEEFE

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Service Number:	3868
Enlisted:	11 May 1916, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD.
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	31st Infantry Battalion
Born:	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 1889
Home Town:	Brisbane, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Carter
Died:	Killed in Action, Belgium, 26 September 1917
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium. Panel 23
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial

11 May 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3868, 31st Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD.
19 Sep 1916:	Involvement Private, 3868, 31st Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Choon embarkation_ship_number: A49 public_note: ''
19 Sep 1916:	Embarked Private, 3868, 31st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Seang Choon, Brisbane

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Son of John O'Keefe and Kate O'Keefe nee Downing of Toowong Brisbane, QLD

Husband of Eva Ethel O'Keefe nee Cummings of Nerang, QLD. James and Eva married on 24 June 1914 in QLD. Father of Ethel Maria O'Keefe.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal