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O'KEEFFE, Walter Patrick

Service Number:	2826
Enlisted:	29 July 1915
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	59th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Stroud, New South Wales, Australia, 1891
Home Town:	Stroud, Great Lakes, New South Wales
Schooling:	Stroud Public School, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation:	Saw Mill Hand
Died:	Killed In Action, France, 19 July 1916
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials:	Adelaide National War Memorial, Stroud Cenotaph, V.C. Corner Australian Cemetery Memorial

World War 1 Service

29 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2826, Depot Battalion
10 Sep 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2826, 6th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of Victoria embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: ''
10 Sep 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2826, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Star of Victoria, Melbourne
15 Mar 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 59th Infantry Battalion, Transferred to 59th Bn, and taken on strength, Tel el Kebir, 15 March 1916.
18 Jun 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2826, 59th Infantry Battalion, Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 18 June 1916.
19 Jul 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2826, 59th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix)

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