John Ignatius KEENAN

KEENAN, John Ignatius

Service Number: 1550
Enlisted: 29 August 1914, Enlisted at Kensington, NSW
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 3rd Infantry Battalion
Born: Longford, Ireland, 1879
Home Town: Kensington, Randwick, New South Wales
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Labourer
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World War 1 Service

29 Aug 1914: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1550, 3rd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Kensington, NSW
20 Oct 1914: Involvement Private, 1550, 3rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: ''
20 Oct 1914: Embarked Private, 1550, 3rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Sydney
11 May 1915: Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1550, 3rd Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District for disciplinary reasons

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of P. Keenan of 4 Mill Street, Galway, Ireland

Next of kin given as Esther Keenan

Commenced return to Australia on 11 March 1915 aboard HT Kyarra

Not entitled to medals due to being discharged for misconduct