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KEIM, Michael Kevin
Personal Details
| Service Number: | QX32719 |
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| Enlisted: | 12 June 1942, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/25th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Warwick, Queensland, Australia, 20 September 1918 |
| Home Town: | Morven, Murweh, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Station hand |
| Died: | Natural causes (heart attack), Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia, 19 July 1986, aged 67 years |
| Cemetery: |
Warwick General Cemetery, Qld |
| Memorials: |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 12 Jun 1942: | Enlisted Private, QX32719, Brisbane, Queensland | |
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| 12 Jun 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, QX32719, 2nd/25th Infantry Battalion | |
| 13 Jun 1942: | Involvement Private, QX32719, 2nd/25th Infantry Battalion | |
| 1 Oct 1946: | Discharged Private, QX32719, 2nd/25th Infantry Battalion | |
| 1 Oct 1946: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, QX32719, 2nd/25th Infantry Battalion |
Personal Stories
Popeye
Michael (Kev) was my grandfather ('Popeye' to me), I was only 5 when he passed away but my memories of him are as a very fun, larrikin who was a beekeeper and played the accordian, played lawn bowls, was in the army and seemed like a real life adventure hero.
Submitted 27 June 2017 by Robert Ryan
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