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KEENAN, John Patrick
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3368 |
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| Enlisted: | 24 January 1916, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Pioneer Battalion |
| Born: | Woodend, Victoria, Australia, 1890 |
| Home Town: | Wodonga, Wodonga, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Carpenter |
| Died: | Rosebud, Victoria, Australia, 1964, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne Cremation service held on the 14 February 1964. Ashes believed to be scattered in the Cemetery's Melaleuca area |
| Memorials: | Staghorn Flat Avenue Of Honour Memorial, Yackandandah Staghorn Flat State School Pictorial Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 24 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3368, 2nd Pioneer Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 16 Dec 1916: | Involvement Private, 3368, 2nd Pioneer Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Medic embarkation_ship_number: A7 public_note: '' | |
| 16 Dec 1916: | Embarked Private, 3368, 2nd Pioneer Battalion, HMAT Medic, Melbourne | |
| 4 Oct 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3368, 2nd Pioneer Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of John Keenan and Catherine Keenan nee Purcell of 'Staghorn Flat', Wodonga, Victoria
Commenced return to Australia on 4 July 1919 aboard HT Zealandia but awol when ship sailed. Changed to HT Wiltshire at Durbin to continue voyage home disembarking on the 10 August 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal