David KEENS

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Service Number:	1236
Enlisted:	3 September 1914
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	4th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Concord, New South Wales, Australia, 23 October 1894
Home Town:	Lewisham, New South Wales
Schooling:	St. Marys, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation:	Letter Carrier - Postman
Died:	Killed in Action, Pozieres, France, 22 July 1916, aged 21 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Kirribilli Sydney Flying Squadron & Sydney Sailing Club Honor Roll, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France)

3 Sep 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1236, 4th Infantry Battalion
20 Oct 1914:	Involvement Private, 1236, 4th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: ''
20 Oct 1914:	Embarked Private, 1236, 4th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Sydney

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