Joseph Charles KEYS

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Service Number:	3411
Enlisted:	3 September 1917, Prahran, Vic.
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	38th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Portsea, Victoria, Australia, 7 October 1898
Home Town:	Hawksburn, Victoria
Schooling:	Hawksburn State School, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Civil Servant
Died:	Meningitis, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 2 March 1919, aged 20 years
Cemetery:	Sorrento Cemetery, Mornington Peninsula Shire, Victoria
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Melbourne Public Library and National Museum of Victoria Great War Honour Roll

3 Sep 1917:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3411, 38th Infantry Battalion, Prahran, Vic.
22 Dec 1917:	Involvement Private, 3411, 38th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: ''
22 Dec 1917:	Embarked Private, 3411, 38th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne
10 Aug 1918:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3411, 38th Infantry Battalion, The Battle of Amiens, Proyart
2 Mar 1919:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3411, 38th Infantry Battalion, RTA 2 January 1919 and discharged as MU (illness). Died of meningitis at Caulfield Hospital on 2 March 1919.

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