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O'KEEFE, Thomas Charles
Personal Details
Service Number: | NX21141 |
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Enlisted: | 23 May 1940 |
Last Rank: | Sapper |
Last Unit: | 2nd/6th Field Company / Squadron RAE |
Born: | Mackay, Queensland, Australia, 18 September 1908 |
Home Town: | Gunnedah, Gunnedah, New South Wales |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Labourer |
Died: | Illness, Burma, 25 December 1943, aged 35 years |
Cemetery: |
Thanbyuzayat War Cemetery, (Burma) A7. D. 16. |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Gunnedah Cenotaph, Gunnedah Remembrance Grove |
Service History
World War 2 Service
3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Sapper, NX21141 | |
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23 May 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, NX21141 | |
7 Mar 1942: | Imprisoned Java - transferred to Thailand. Died of beriberi 25 December 1943. | |
25 Dec 1943: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Sapper, NX21141, 2nd/6th Field Company / Squadron RAE |
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