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KEANE, James Joseph
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 809, 809D |
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| Enlisted: | 20 June 1917, Brisbane |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Machine Gun Battalion |
| Born: | Warwick, Queensland, Australia, 26 April 1891 |
| Home Town: | Warwick, Southern Downs, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Hairdresser |
| Died: | Natural causes, Warwick, Queensland, Australia, 29 October 1965, aged 74 years |
| Cemetery: |
Warwick General Cemetery, Qld |
| Memorials: | Warwick War Memorial Gates |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 20 Jun 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 809, 13th Machine Gun Company, Brisbane | |
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| 26 Nov 1917: | Involvement Private, 809, 13th Machine Gun Company, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: SS Indarra embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 26 Nov 1917: | Embarked Private, 809, 13th Machine Gun Company, SS Indarra, Melbourne | |
| 17 Jun 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 3rd Machine Gun Battalion | |
| 18 Sep 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 809D, 3rd Machine Gun Battalion, "The Last Hundred Days", Advance on Hargicourt and Villeret, GSW knee | |
| 22 Jul 1919: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 809D, 3rd Machine Gun Battalion, HT Ulysses, England for return to Australia - arriving Sydney 5 September 1919. | |
| 29 Sep 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 809D, 3rd Machine Gun Battalion |
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