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KEENAN, Hugh
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5414 |
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| Enlisted: | 8 February 1916, Enlisted at Rockhampton, QLD |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 12th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Belfast, Ireland, 1884 |
| Home Town: | Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Queensland, Australia, 5 November 1944, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 8 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5414, 12th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Rockhampton, QLD | |
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| 20 Apr 1916: | Involvement Private, 5414, 12th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: SS Hawkes Bay embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 20 Apr 1916: | Embarked Private, 5414, 12th Infantry Battalion, SS Hawkes Bay, Sydney | |
| 24 Apr 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 69th Infantry Battalion (WW1), From 12th Battalion | |
| 12 Feb 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 12th Infantry Battalion, From the 69th Battalion | |
| 16 Apr 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 5414, 12th Infantry Battalion, Wound to the head | |
| 23 Mar 1920: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 12th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 1st Military District as medically unfit due to Rheumatism |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Michael Keenan and Rose Keenan nee Quinn of Claricough, County Down, Ireland.
Commenced returned to Australia 15 November 1919 aboard SS Ypiringa disembarking on 9 January 1920
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal