MCKEOWN, Charles Reginald
| Service Number: | 1838 |
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| Enlisted: | 10 February 1915, Sydney, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Australian General Hospital: AIF |
| Born: | Forest Lodge, Sydney, NSW, 2 August 1890 |
| Home Town: | Glebe, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Fort Street Model Public School Sydney |
| Occupation: | Bank Clerk |
| Died: | Sudden, Bowral, NSW, 3 September 1948, aged 58 years |
| Cemetery: |
Northern Suburbs Memorial Gardens and Crematorium, NSW South West Terrace Gdn 1 |
| Memorials: | Bank of New South Wales Roll of Honour Book, Canberra Master Carriers Association of NSW Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 10 Feb 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1838, 2nd Australian General Hospital: AIF, Sydney, NSW | |
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| 12 Apr 1915: | Involvement Private, 1838, 2nd Australian General Hospital: AIF, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '23' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Kyarra embarkation_ship_number: A55 public_note: '' | |
| 12 Apr 1915: | Embarked Private, 1838, 2nd Australian General Hospital: AIF, HMAT Kyarra, Sydney | |
| 13 Apr 1915: | Involvement Private, 1838, 2nd Australian General Hospital: AIF, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '23' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Kyarra embarkation_ship_number: A55 public_note: '' | |
| 13 Apr 1915: | Embarked Private, 1838, 2nd Australian General Hospital: AIF, HMAT Kyarra, Sydney |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
CHARLES REGINALD McKEOWN, the son of Mr. Charles and Mrs. Sarah McKeown, was born at Forest Lodge, Sydney, on 2nd August, 1890. He was educated at the Fort Street Model Public School, and entered the service of the Bank at Head Office on 7th May, 1907, proceeding to Crookwell in 1911, and Penrith in 1913.
He enlisted on 22nd February, 1915, and left Sydney with reinforcements of the Australian Army Medical Corps in April. Arriving in Egypt at the end of May he was attached to the hospital for duty. Leaving for Gallipoli he joined up with the 4th Field Ambulance there, and was wounded in November and returned to Egypt. Reaching France in March, 1916, he was transferred to the 2nd Australian Tunnelling Company in July, 1917, and received his sergeant’s stripes in the same month.
Sergeant McKeown returned to Australia in April, 1919.
Source - Bank of NSW Roll of Honour
McKEOWN, Charles Reginald.—September 3, 1948, at Bowral, suddenly, dearly beloved husband of Maude Lilian (Betty) McKeown, and loved father of Judith and Jeanett, of Neutral Bay.
McKEOWN, Charles Reginald.—September 3, 1948 (suddenly), at Bowral, dearly loved son of Mrs. Sarah McKeown and the late Charles McKeown and loved brother of Lily and Bert.
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