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KEENAN, Thomas
Personal Details
| 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, Staghorn Flat Avenue Of Honour Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France), Yackandandah Memorial Gates |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 20 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 303, 2nd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Randwick, NSW | |
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| 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 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography 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