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KEAY, Robert Alyth
Personal Details
| Service Number: | S38183 |
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| Enlisted: | 26 July 1915, Perth |
| Last Rank: | Captain |
| Last Unit: | 5th (SA) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC) |
| Born: | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 9 February 1891 |
| Home Town: | Subiaco, Nedlands, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Softgoods Warehouseman - later Manager |
| Died: | Natural causes, Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia, 28 April 1981, aged 90 years |
| Cemetery: |
Broken Hill Cemetery, New South Wales Uniting, M3, row 4, plot 13 |
| Memorials: | Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Subiaco Municipal Honour Roll, Subiaco Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 26 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Perth | |
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| 18 Nov 1915: | Embarked Lieutenant, 32nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Geelong, Adelaide | |
| 18 Nov 1915: | Involvement Lieutenant, 32nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: '' | |
| 12 Apr 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Captain, 32nd Infantry Battalion | |
| 20 Jul 1916: | Imprisoned Fromelles (Fleurbaix), Repatriated from Holland to England 22 November, 1918 | |
| 20 Jul 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Captain, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), GSW right hand (middle finger) | |
| 22 Dec 1919: | Embarked AIF WW1, Captain, 32nd Infantry Battalion, HT Themistocles, England for return to Australia - disembarking Fremantle 29 January 1920 | |
| 30 Mar 1920: | Discharged AIF WW1, Captain, 32nd Infantry Battalion |
World War 2 Service
| 9 Mar 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , S38183, 5th (SA) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC), Captain | |
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| 9 Mar 1942: | Enlisted Wayville, SA | |
| 25 Sep 1944: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , S38183, 5th (SA) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC), Captain |
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