Walter O'KEEFFE

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Service Number:	4216
Enlisted:	15 November 1915, Enlisted at Casula, NSW
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	18th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Dublin, Ireland, 1977
Home Town:	Surry Hills, City of Sydney, New South Wales
Schooling:	Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland; University of Cork, Ireland
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, Belgium, 20 September 1917
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" Name appears on Menin Gate, Ypres, Panel 23
Memorials:

15 Nov 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4216, 18th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Casula, NSW
8 Mar 1916:	Involvement Private, 4216, 18th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of England embarkation_ship_number: A15 public_note: ''
8 Mar 1916:	Embarked Private, 4216, 18th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Star of England, Sydney

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Son of Cornelius O'Keefe and Teresa O'Keefe of Dublin, Ireland. Husband of Marian O'Keefe of Barry's Hotel, Great Denmark Street, Dublin, Ireland.

Walter was qualified in Law and Engineering and was involved in sheep farming in Australia.

Medals: British War Medal