O'KEEFE, Eric Vincent
Service Number: | VX56471 |
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Enlisted: | 22 May 1941 |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 2nd/2nd Pioneer Battalion |
Born: | Swan Hill, Victoria, Australia, 8 April 1921 |
Home Town: | Dandenong, Greater Dandenong, Victoria |
Schooling: | St Marys RC School, Dandenong |
Occupation: | Factory worker |
Died: | Illness whilst a Prisoner of the Japanese , Thailand, 4 March 1944, aged 22 years |
Cemetery: |
Kanchanaburi War Cemetery 1 E 62 |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Dandenong Shire Roll of Honour, Ringwood Country Roads Board WW2 Roll of Honour |
World War 2 Service
22 May 1941: | Enlisted Private, VX56471, Royal Park, Victoria | |
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22 May 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX56471, 2nd/2nd Pioneer Battalion | |
4 Mar 1944: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, VX56471, 2nd/2nd Pioneer Battalion, Prisoners of War |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by John Edwards
"Former Pupil Of St. Mary’s Dies In Thailand Prison Camp
PTE ERIC V. O’KEEFE, 23, only son of Mr. and Mrs. M. O’Keefe, of Hampton, who was taken prisoner of war in Java, has now been reported died of illness in Thailand. Eric, who enlisted at the age of 19, was educated at St. Mary’s, Dandenong, and was a popular employee of the Dandenong Bacon Factory. News of his death in a Japanese prison camp was a tragic blow to his parents and many friends in this district. All sympathise with Mr. and Mrs. O’Keefe in their tragic loss." - from the Dandenong Journal 28 Feb 1945 (nla.gov.au)