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O'KEEFE, Francis Joseph
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4593 |
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| Enlisted: | 4 September 1916, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 46th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | South Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1898 |
| Home Town: | South Melbourne, Port Phillip, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia, June 1958, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne Cremation service held on 30 June 1958 with the ashes being scattered at the cemetery |
| Memorials: | South Melbourne Great War Roll of Honor |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 4 Sep 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4593, 29th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 16 Dec 1916: | Involvement Private, 4593, 29th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Medic embarkation_ship_number: A7 public_note: '' | |
| 16 Dec 1916: | Embarked Private, 4593, 29th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Medic, Melbourne | |
| 16 Jun 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 46th Infantry Battalion, From 29th Battalion | |
| 11 Oct 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 4593, 46th Infantry Battalion, Wounds to the thorax and left thigh. Embarked for England on 11 November 1917 aboard HS Brighton | |
| 14 Aug 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 4593, 46th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit due to wounding |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Thomas Joseph O'Keefe and Margaret O'Keefe nee Wilson of Bank Street, South Melbourne, Victoria.
Commenced return to Australia 12 May 1919 aboard HT Gaika disembarking on 5 July 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal