Charles KEYS

KEYS, Charles

Service Number: 2156
Enlisted: 19 April 1915, Enlisted at Geraldton, WA
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 11th Infantry Battalion
Born: Kent, England, 1891
Home Town: Geraldton, Western Australia
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Station Hand
Died: Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 6 August 1915
Cemetery: Shell Green Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula
Plot 11, Row I, Grave 38, Shell Green Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Geraldton District Great War Honour Roll
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World War 1 Service

19 Apr 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2156, 11th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Geraldton, WA
6 Jun 1915: Involvement Private, 2156, 11th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: ''
6 Jun 1915: Embarked Private, 2156, 11th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Geelong, Fremantle

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of Sarah Keys of King Edward Avenue, Toronto, Canada

Next of kin given as his brother Thomas Keys of Canada

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