O'KEEFE, James Mathew
| Service Number: | 4859 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 August 1915, Enlisted at Ballarat, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 5th Pioneer Battalion |
| Born: | Bungaree, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, 9 September 1883 |
| Home Town: | Sebastopol, Ballarat, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Railway Foreman |
| Died: | Albury, New South Wales , Australia , 19 April 1939, aged 55 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Ballarat New Cemetery and Crematorium, Victoria Roman Catholic E, Section 9, Row 1, Grave 27 |
| Memorials: | Cocoroc Employees of the Metropolitan Farm Roll of Honor, Sebastopol Redan State School No 1289 Roll of Honor, Werribee Shire Great War Roll of Honor |
World War 1 Service
| 18 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4859, 8th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Ballarat, Victoria | |
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| 7 Mar 1916: | Involvement Private, 4859, 8th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: '' | |
| 7 Mar 1916: | Embarked Private, 4859, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wiltshire, Melbourne | |
| 6 Jun 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 5th Pioneer Battalion | |
| 29 Sep 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 4859, 5th Pioneer Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Daniel O'Keefe and Margaret O'Keefe nee O'Brien of Bungaree, Ballarat, Victoria.
Brother of Daniel O'Keefe who returned to Australia on 7 June 1917 having served with the 19th Battalion; John O'Keefe who returned to Australia on 14 May 1919 having served with the 1st Pioneer Battalion; Peter Timothy O'Keefe who returned to Australia on 21 March 1918 having served with the 1st Pioneer Battalion; Edward Henry O'Keefe who returned to Australia on 1 August 1918 having served with the 5th Pioneer Battalion
Commenced return to Australia on 23 June 1919 aboard HT Orita disembarking on 6 August 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Husband of Evelyn Margaret Gertrude O'Keefe nee Quinn. James and Evelyn married during 1925c in Victoria