Francis James KEENAN

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Service Number:	218
Enlisted:	26 March 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank:	Driver
Last Unit:	1st Royal Australian Naval Bridging Train
Born:	Gympie, Queensland, Australia, 24 February 1894
Home Town:	Woolloongabba, Brisbane, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Locomotive Fireman
Died:	Queensland, Australia, 28 May 1970, aged 76 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Not yet discovered
Memorials:

26 Mar 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Driver, 218, 1st Royal Australian Naval Bridging Train, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
4 Jun 1915:	Involvement 218, 1st Royal Australian Naval Bridging Train, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '24' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Macquarie embarkation_ship_number: A39 public_note: ''
4 Jun 1915:	Embarked 218, 1st Royal Australian Naval Bridging Train, HMAT Port Macquarie, Melbourne
27 Jul 1917:	Discharged AIF WW1, Driver, 218, 1st Royal Australian Naval Bridging Train, Discharged at the 1st Military District due to unit being demobilised

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Son of Francis James Keenan and Margaret Mary Keenan nee Ritchie of Wellington Road, Wooloongabba, QLD

Commenced return to Australia on 29 May 1917 aboard HT Bulla

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

Prior to enlisted he had served with the Royal Australian Naval Reserves

On the 26 March 1931 Francis married Lena Lear in QLD

In April 1967 he was residing at Coorparoo, QLD

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