William Joseph KEENAN

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Service Number:	847
Enlisted:	26 August 1914, Enlisted at Randwick, NSW
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	1st Infantry Battalion
Born:	Launceston, Tasmania, Australia, 1893
Home Town:	Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales
Schooling:	State School, Tasmania, Australia
Occupation:	Packer
Died:	Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Turkey, 2 May 1915
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" Panel 14, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Hobart Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing

26 Aug 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 847, Enlisted at Randwick, NSW
18 Oct 1914:	Involvement Private, 847, 1st Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: ''
18 Oct 1914:	Embarked Private, 847, 1st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Sydney
2 May 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 847, 1st Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Killed in action

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Son of George Asquith Keenan and Sarah Keenan of 50 Montpelier Road, Battery Point, Hobart, Tasmania

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Also served in the Citizen Militia Forces