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KEILAR, Robert
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1140 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 11th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Dunedin, New Zealand, 15 October 1893 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Railway Fireman |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 22 Dec 1914: | Involvement Corporal, 1140, 11th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: '' | |
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| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked Corporal, 1140, 11th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Melbourne |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Daryl Jones
He was awarded the Military Cross for his actions in France on 6 July 1917, his citation is as follows:
“For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty when in charge of a forward signalling station. He went out at all hours to repair wires, which were continually cut by shellfire. His indifference to personal danger and unremitting attention to duty, inspired his men in the performance of work of a very trying nature”
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