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O'KEEFE, Frank
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4278 |
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| Enlisted: | 10 July 1915, Enlisted at Ballarat, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, 1895 |
| Home Town: | Ballarat, Central Highlands, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Painter |
| Died: | North Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 7 July 1980, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Keilor Cemetery, Victoria Commemorated in the Ballarat Avenue of Honour with a Ulmus Spruce and a plaque |
| Memorials: |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 10 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4278, 14th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Ballarat, Victoria | |
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| 29 Dec 1915: | Involvement Private, 4278, 14th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: '' | |
| 29 Dec 1915: | Embarked Private, 4278, 14th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Demosthenes, Melbourne | |
| 17 May 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 63rd Infantry Battalion, From 46th Battalion | |
| 19 Sep 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 46th Infantry Battalion, From 63rd Battalion | |
| 5 Nov 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), From 46th Battalion | |
| 1 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 4278, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), Discharged at the 3rd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Michael O'Keeffe and Margaret O'Keeffe ee Downey of Ballarat, Victoria.
Brother of James O'Keeffe who was killed in action on 11 October 1917 while serving with the 46th Battalion and has no known grave. His name appears on Menin Gate, Memorial, Ypres, Belgium, Panel 27. Mark O'Keeffe who returned on Australia on 13 August 1919 having served with the 3rd Light Horse Brigade Machine Gun Squadron.
Commenced return to Australia on 13 April 1919 aboard HT Commonwealth disembarking on 8 June 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1920c Frank married Susan (Susie) Burt in Victoria