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KEENAN, Michael
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 1713, R1713 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 May 1915, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 18th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Redfern, New South Wales, Australia, 1896 |
| Home Town: | Redfern, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Ropemaker |
| Died: | Concord, New South Wales, Australia, 1950, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 20 May 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1713, 18th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW | |
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| 19 Jun 1915: | Embarked Private, 1713, 18th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Kanowna, Sydney | |
| 19 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, 1713, 18th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Kanowna embarkation_ship_number: A61 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Aug 1916: | Embarked Private, R1713, 18th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wiltshire, Sydney | |
| 22 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, R1713, 18th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: '' | |
| 23 Mar 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 61st Infantry Battalion , From 18th Battalion | |
| 11 Aug 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 18th Infantry Battalion, From the 61st Battalion | |
| 4 Oct 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1713, 18th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, Shell wound to the abdomen. Invalided to England on 20 October 1917 aboard HS Newhaven | |
| 31 Aug 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1713, 18th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District as medically unfit due to wounding |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Peter Keenan and Dinah Keenan of 25 Albert Street, Redfern, SA
Commenced return to Australia on 30 January 1918 aboard HT Osterley disembarking on the 15 April 1918
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal