O'KEEFE, Daniel
| Service Number: | 4192 |
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| Enlisted: | 8 November 1915, Enlisted at Holsworthy, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 19th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Bungaree, Victoria, Australia, 4 May 1880 |
| Home Town: | Condobolin, Lachlan, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Campbellfield, Victoria, Australia, 25 January 1945, aged 64 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Preston General Cemetery, Bundoora, Victoria Row M, Grave 8966 |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 8 Nov 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4192, 19th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Holsworthy, NSW | |
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| 11 Mar 1916: | Involvement Private, 4192, 19th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Orsova embarkation_ship_number: A67 public_note: '' | |
| 11 Mar 1916: | Embarked Private, 4192, 19th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Orsova, Sydney | |
| 12 Nov 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 4192, 19th Infantry Battalion, Wound to the head. Embarked for England on 3 December 1916 aboard HS Formosa | |
| 18 Jul 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 4192, 19th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District as medically unfit due to memory loss and loss of vision caused by wounding |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Daniel O'Keefe and Margaret O'Keefe nee O'Brien of Bungaree, Ballarat, Victoria.
Brother of James Matthew O'Keefe who returned to Australia on 6 August 1919 having served with the 5th Pioneer Battalion; John O'Keefe who returned to Australia on 14 May 1919 having served with the 1st Pioneer Battalion; Peter Timothy O'Keefe who returned to Australia on 21 March 1918 having served with the 1st Pioneer Battalion; Edward Henry O'Keefe who returned to Australia on 1 August 1918 having served with the 5th Pioneer Battalion
Husband of Maud Veronica O'Keefe nee Guerin of Bridge Road, Glebe, NSW later of Footscray, Victoria. Daniel and Maud married during 1907c in Broken Hill, NSW.
Commenced return to Australia on 8 April 1917 aboard HT Barumba disembarking on 9 June 1917 at Melbourne for onward travel to Sydney.
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal