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KEATING, Henry Ernest

Service Number:	3418
Enlisted:	19 May 1917, Enlisted Melbourne allocated to 9th reinforcement’s 60th Battalion at Broadmeadows Camp Victoria on 25th June 1917.
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	1st Machine Gun Battalion
Born:	Toolern, Victoria, Australia, 1898
Home Town:	Rockbank, Melton, Victoria
Schooling:	Rockbank State School, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Farmer
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 16 April 1918
Cemetery:	Nieppe-Bois (Rue-du-Bois) British Cemetery, Vieux-Berquin
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Melton War Memorial

World War 1 Service

19 May 1917:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3418, 60th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted Melbourne allocated to 9th reinforcement’s 60th Battalion at Broadmeadows Camp Victoria on 25th June 1917.
16 Jul 1917:	Involvement Private, 3418, 60th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Melbourne embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: ''
16 Jul 1917:	Embarked Private, 3418, 60th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Port Melbourne, Sydney
13 Jan 1918:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 60th Infantry Battalion, Taken on Strength of the Battalion in the field Flanders
20 Feb 1918:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 2nd Machine Gun Company, Taken on Strength of the Company in the field Flanders from reinforcement’s 60th Battalion.
1 Apr 1918:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 1st Machine Gun Battalion , Designation / Unit Change to 1st MG Battalion AIF
16 Apr 1918:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3418, 1st Machine Gun Battalion , German Spring Offensive 1918, KIA Hazebrouck Flanders Belgium, previously reported as WIA.
16 Apr 1918:	Involvement Private, 3418, 1st Machine Gun Battalion , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3418 awm_unit: 1st Australian Machine Gun Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-04-16

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Biography contributed by Pam Hamilton

Awards British War Medal & Victory Medal