Harry Joseph KEENAN

KEENAN, Harry Joseph

Service Number: 6294
Enlisted: 6 June 1916, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 14th Infantry Battalion
Born: Collingwood, Victoria, Australia, 1895
Home Town: Thornbury, Darebin, Victoria
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Cutter
Died: Heidleberg, Victoria, Australia, 28 November 1974, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery: Not yet discovered
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World War 1 Service

6 Jun 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6294, 14th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
7 Sep 1916: Involvement Private, 6294, 14th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Sydney embarkation_ship_number: A15 public_note: ''
7 Sep 1916: Embarked Private, 6294, 14th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Port Sydney, Melbourne
9 Jul 1917: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 6294, 14th Infantry Battalion, Gunshot wound to the abdomen, left knee and right angle
16 May 1918: Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 6294, 14th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit due to wounding

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of John Joseph Keenan and Annie Keenan nee Hendy of 36 Dundas Street, Thornbury, Victoria

Commenced return to Australia on 25 November 1917 aboard HT Karoola

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

During 1925c Harry married Florence Violet Windsor in Victoria