George William KEELER MM

KEELER, George William

    Service Numbers: 188, Officer
    Enlisted: 14 September 1914, Enlisted Rosebery Park Camp to establishment of 13th Infantry Battalion Sydney
    Last Rank: Lieutenant
    Last Unit: 13th Infantry Battalion
    Born: Loddon, Norfolk,England, date not yet discovered
    Home Town: Rosebery, City of Sydney, New South Wales
    Schooling: Loddon Elementary School, England
    Occupation: Labourer
    Died: Natural Causes, 18 May 1956, place of death not yet discovered, age not yet discovered
    Cemetery: Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne
    Cremated remains placed in Cemetery Garden

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    World War 1 Service

    14 Sep 1914: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 188, 13th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted Rosebery Park Camp to establishment of 13th Infantry Battalion Sydney
    22 Dec 1914: Involvement Private, 188, 13th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: ''
    22 Dec 1914: Embarked Private, 188, 13th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne
    15 Feb 1915: Promoted AIF WW1, Driver, 13th Infantry Battalion
    17 Oct 1915: Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, 13th Infantry Battalion, Transferred to 4th Brigade Transport Section for service at Maadi Egypt
    17 Jan 1916: Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, 13th Infantry Battalion, Transferred to France for service with the Battalion ex Maadi Field Force
    22 Sep 1916: Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 13th Infantry Battalion
    23 Mar 1917: Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 13th Infantry Battalion
    19 Aug 1917: Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 13th Infantry Battalion
    6 Apr 1918: Wounded AIF WW1, Sergeant, 188, 13th Infantry Battalion, German Spring Offensive 1918, Gunshot wound left arm evacuated to 3rd London General Hospital Cambridge for treatment and convalescence
    30 Aug 1918: Honoured Military Medal, German Spring Offensive 1918, London Gazette dated 29 August 1918
    14 Oct 1918: Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 13th Infantry Battalion, Promoted in the field France
    25 Jan 1919: Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 13th Infantry Battalion
    28 Jun 1919: Transferred AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 13th Infantry Battalion, Non military employment Norfolk UK till 31 October 1918
    25 Nov 1919: Embarked AIF WW1, Lieutenant, Officer, 13th Infantry Battalion, RTA 3MD Melbourne termination Period of Enlistment on HT Ypiringa
    4 Mar 1920: Discharged AIF WW1, Lieutenant, Officer, 13th Infantry Battalion, Appointment terminated in the AIF

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