Robert Walter (Romeo) KEATING MM

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Service Number:	2691
Enlisted:	1 July 1915, Place of Enlistment, Brisbane, Queensland.
Last Rank:	Lance Corporal
Last Unit:	15th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Cairns, Queensland, Australia, 14 February 1888
Home Town:	Cairns, Cairns, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Engine Cleaner
Died:	Cairns, Queensland, Australia, 26 June 1958, aged 70 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Cairns Cemetery, Queensland Monumental Front Side West, Row AJ, Site 7765.
Memorials:	Kuranda State School, Townsville Railway Station Roll of Honour

1 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2691, 15th Infantry Battalion, Place of Enlistment, Brisbane, Queensland.
16 Aug 1915:	Embarked Private, 2691, 15th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Kyarra, Brisbane
16 Aug 1915:	Involvement Private, 2691, 15th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Kyarra embarkation_ship_number: A55 public_note: ''
16 Feb 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2691, 15th Infantry Battalion
15 Aug 1918:	Honoured Military Medal
15 Aug 1918:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 15th Infantry Battalion
22 Aug 1918:	Wounded AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 15th Infantry Battalion, 2nd Occasion.
11 May 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 15th Infantry Battalion

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