KEANE, Frederick Thomas
| Service Number: | 146 |
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| Enlisted: | 22 October 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 9th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Willunga, South Australia, 5 October 1892 |
| Home Town: | O'Halloran Hill, Marion, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Reynella Public School, South Australia |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Palestine, 19 April 1917, aged 24 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Happy Valley War Memorial, Jerusalem Memorial, Morphett Vale Old Reynella School Roll of Honor, Morphett Vale War Memorial, O'Halloran Hill War Memorial, Willunga War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 22 Oct 1914: | Enlisted | |
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| 12 Feb 1915: | Involvement Private, 146, 9th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Armadale embarkation_ship_number: A26 public_note: '' | |
| 12 Feb 1915: | Embarked Private, 146, 9th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Armadale, Melbourne | |
| 19 Apr 1917: | Involvement Trooper, 146, 9th Light Horse Regiment, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 146 awm_unit: 9 Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Trooper awm_died_date: 1917-04-19 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Peter Cates
Frederick Keane lived at Reynella with his parents and was amember ofthe local Roman Catholic Church. He had four brothers that also served- Arthur, Joseph, Theodore and Wilfred, all of whom returned home after the war.
At the time of his enlistment, Freerick was single. He stood 5' 10" (178cm) tall, weighed 161lbs (73kg) and had a fair complexion, with hazel eyes and brown hair. Frederick embarked on the Armadale for service at Gallipoli on 12 February 1915. He was wounded in the thigh on 30 June 1915 and again on 23 December 1916, before being killed in action near Gaza, Palestine 0n 19 April 1917, when aged 25 years.
There is no known grave, but Frederick is commemorated with an inscription at the Jerusalem War Cemetery. A last post ceremony was held for him at the Australian War Memorail on 26 July 2014.
Excerpt from the book, A Picture of Fortitude with approval by the Willunga Recreational Park.
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