John Joseph KEENAN

KEENAN, John Joseph

Service Number: 1667
Enlisted: 1 October 1918, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW
Last Rank: Corporal
Last Unit: Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force
Born: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 16 May 1886
Home Town: Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Shipping Manager
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World War 1 Service

1 Oct 1918: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1667, Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW
18 Dec 1918: Involvement Private, 1667, Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: SS Melusia embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
18 Dec 1918: Embarked Private, 1667, Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force, SS Melusia, Sydney
9 Apr 1919: Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force
28 Dec 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Corporal, 1667, Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force, Discharged at the 2nd Military District

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Next of kin given as his sister Mary Smith of 'Sanjose', Park Road, Milton, QLD

Returned to Australia on 6 December 1919 aboard SS Melusia 

Not eligible for medals as he did not embark until after the armistice