KEIR, Robert Ritchie
| Service Number: | 6524 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 7th Infantry Brigade Train |
| Born: | Dundee, Angus, Scotland, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Grocer |
| Died: | Accidental (Injuries), Belgium, 11 October 1917, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery Grave Ref no: XX. J. 7A. Personal Inscription TO MEMORY EVER DEAR, |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 24 May 1915: | Involvement Private, 6524, 7th Infantry Brigade Train, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
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| 24 May 1915: | Embarked Private, 6524, 7th Infantry Brigade Train, HMAT Ascanius, Brisbane | |
| 11 Oct 1917: | Involvement 6524, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 6524 awm_unit: 17th Australian Army Service Corps Company awm_rank: S Serjt awm_died_date: 1917-10-11 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
· Date of enlistment: 04.02.1915
· Place of enlistment: Brisbane, Queensland.
Staff Sergeant Keir of the Australian Army Service Corps, 17th Company, was accidently killed in a Motor Lorry accident in Belgium.
Robert R. Keir 6524 Australian Army Service Corps
Staff-Sergeant Robert R. Keir, Australian Army Service Corps, who died as the result of an accident in France, was a son of Mr and Mrs W. Keir, 51 Crescent Street. Sgt., Keir left Dundee about six years ago for Australia, where he was engaged in the sugar industry. On the outbreak of hostilities, he joined up with the Australians, and saw service in Gallipoli and on the Somme. He was well known in Dundee, being prominently identified with half-holiday football, and was a playing member of the Roineach Mohr and Northern Football Clubs. It is only a month since he paid a visit to his parents and friends in Dundee. He was 28 years of age.
[Dundee People’s Journal 20th October 1917.]
He was the son of William Rutherford Keir and Jane Keir of 51 Crescent St, Dundee; he had a brother, William.
Dundee paid a high price for her war efforts. By the armistice, over 4,000 men and several women had made the ultimate sacrifice. Their names are recorded in the city’s Roll of Honour.
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