KEILLOR, Thomas Balfour
| Service Number: | 4464 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 February 1916, Wickepin, Western Australia |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 28th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Arbroath, Scotland, 1889 |
| Home Town: | Wickepin, Wickepin, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Grocer |
| Died: | Killed In Action, France, 3 October 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Hargicourt British Cemetery Plot I, Row L, Grave No. 4 Memorial Cenotaph: Arbroath Eastern Cemetery Arbroath, Angus, Scotland |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Wickepin District Roll of Honor, Wickepin District Roll of Honour WWI, Wickepin Fallen Soldiers Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 18 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4464, Wickepin, Western Australia | |
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| 31 Mar 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4464, 28th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: '' | |
| 31 Mar 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4464, 28th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Shropshire, Fremantle | |
| 3 Oct 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 28th Infantry Battalion, "The Last Hundred Days", --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: 28 Battalion awm_rank: Lieutenant awm_died_date: 1918-10-03 |
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Military Cross
'For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. He led his platoon with great dash, and was always encouraging his men. On his senior officers becoming casualties he took charge of the company and carried on the consolidation with judgment afterwards organizing the defence very thoroughly. He was fearless and set a splendid example to all.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 110
Date: 25 July 1918
Bar to Military Cross
'For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty as Battalion Intelligence Officer. He accompanied the assaulting troops to the objective, on his way killing two of the enemy single handed who were firing on our men from the rear. Within 45 minutes after zero he brought back much valuable information to battalion headquarters, having passed through a heavy barrage to get there.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 23
Date: 12 February 1919
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