Daniel Joseph O'KEEFE

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Service Numbers:	788, 6406
Enlisted:	31 August 1914, Enlisted at Rockhampton, QLD
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	11th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Auckland, New Zealand, 1882
Home Town:	Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Memorials:

31 Aug 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 788, 9th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Rockhampton, QLD
24 Sep 1914:	Involvement Private, 788, 9th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Omrah embarkation_ship_number: A5 public_note: ''
24 Sep 1914:	Embarked Private, 788, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Omrah, Brisbane
11 Mar 1915:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 788, 9th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District due to disciplinary reasons
13 Nov 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6406, 11th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Cootamundra, NSW. Deserted on 2 December 1916

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Address in November 1916 was given as Peoples Palace, Brisbane, QLD.

Had previously served with the 9th NZ Mounted Infantry in South Africa for five months.

Son of Daniel O'Keefe and Margaret O'Keefe of Station Street, Newmarket Auckland, NZ.

Commenced return to Australia on 5 February 1915 aboard HT Kyarra disembarking on 11 March 1915 and discharged the same day for disciplinary reasons.

Not eligible for medals due to deserting