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KEAN, Thomas
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 237 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 August 1914, Enlisted at Carlton, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 7th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Creswick, Victoria, Australia, 1881 |
| Home Town: | Carlton, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 25 April 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Plugge's Plateau Cemetery, Anzac Row A, Grave 4, Plugges Plateau Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Dean State School No 87 Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 19 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 237, Enlisted at Carlton, Victoria | |
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| 19 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 237, 7th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 237, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of James Kean and Alice Kean nee Bowler.
Nex of kin given as his sister Mary McGlone of 14 Bayles Street, Parkville, Victoria
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal