Thomas KEENAN

KEENAN, Thomas

Service Number: 303
Enlisted: 20 August 1914, Enlisted at Randwick, NSW
Last Rank: Sergeant
Last Unit: 2nd Infantry Battalion
Born: Woodend, Victoria, Australia, 1892
Home Town: Allans Flat, Indigo, Victoria
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Tin Miner
Died: Killed in Action, France, 24 July 1916
Cemetery: No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bolinda State School Honour Roll, Romsey Soldiers Honor Roll, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France), Yackandandah Memorial Gates
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World War 1 Service

20 Aug 1914: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 303, 2nd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Randwick, NSW
18 Oct 1914: Involvement Private, 303, 2nd Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Suffolk embarkation_ship_number: A23 public_note: ''
18 Oct 1914: Embarked Private, 303, 2nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Suffolk, Sydney
11 May 1915: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 303, 2nd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Wound to the right foot and thigh
11 Nov 1915: Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 2nd Infantry Battalion, At Gallipoli
8 Jan 1916: Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 2nd Infantry Battalion
15 Feb 1916: Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 2nd Infantry Battalion
24 Jul 1916: Involvement Sergeant, 303, 2nd Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 303 awm_unit: 2 Battalion awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1916-07-24

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of John Keenan and Katherine Keenan nee Purcell of Allan's Flat, Victoria

Medals: 1914-15 Star,  British War Medal, Victory Medal