O'KEEFFE, Aylmer Campbell
| Service Numbers: | 20853, 20563 |
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| Enlisted: | 2 October 1915, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD |
| Last Rank: | Bombardier |
| Last Unit: | 12th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | St. George, Queensland, Australia, 22 February 1881 |
| Home Town: | Walgett, Walgett, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Station Hand |
| Died: | Walgett District Hospital, New South Wales, Australia, 31 October 1942, aged 61 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Walgett Cemetery, NSW Catholic, Monumental, Grave 104 |
| Memorials: | St George Memorial Wall - We Remember Their Sacrifice |
World War 1 Service
| 2 Oct 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 20853, 9th Field Artillery Brigade , Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD | |
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| 11 May 1916: | Involvement Gunner, 20853, 9th Field Artillery Brigade , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Argyllshire embarkation_ship_number: A8 public_note: '' | |
| 11 May 1916: | Embarked Gunner, 20853, 9th Field Artillery Brigade , HMAT Argyllshire, Sydney | |
| 6 Jan 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, Artillery Details | |
| 21 Oct 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Bombardier, 12th Field Artillery Brigade | |
| 20 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Bombardier, 20563, 12th Field Artillery Brigade , Discharged at the 1st Military District |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Full name is William Alymer Campbell O'Keeffe but served as Aylmer Campbell O'Keeffe.
Son of his father, Thomas Henry O'Keeffe and Ellen O'Keeffe nee Higgins of Tootha, Walgett, NSW.
Brother of Sidney Charles O'Keeffe who was killed in action on 9 August 1916 while serving with the 15th Battalion and has no known grave. His name appears on the Villers-Bretonneux Memorial and Thomas O'Keeffe who returned to Australia on 3 August 1919 having served with the 6th Light Horse Regiment.
Commenced return to Australia on 12 May 1919 aboard HT Port Napier disembarking on 4 July 1919 at Sydney for onward travel to Brisbane
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1923c Aylmer married Johanna Gertrude Potter in Sydney, NSW