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KEOGH, Laurence
Personal Details
| Service Number: | NX57715 |
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| Enlisted: | 16 July 1940, Paddington, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Staff Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Longueville, New South Wales, Australia, 13 January 1918 |
| Home Town: | Rushcutters Bay, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
World War 2 Service
| 16 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Staff Sergeant, NX57715, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 16 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Private, NX57715, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion, Paddington, NSW | |
| 1 Mar 1941: | Involvement Private, NX57715, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion, Libya/North Africa | |
| 17 Aug 1941: | Promoted Lance Corporal, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion, Tobruk | |
| 17 Sep 1942: | Promoted Corporal, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion, Tel el Eisa | |
| 23 Oct 1942: | Wounded Corporal, NX57715, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion, El Alamein, WIA (G.S.W. Lt forearm & hand) | |
| 4 Sep 1943: | Involvement Corporal, NX57715, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion, New Guinea - Huon Peninsula / Markham and Ramu Valley /Finisterre Ranges Campaigns | |
| 12 Nov 1944: | Promoted Lance Sergeant, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion, Australia | |
| 28 Dec 1944: | Promoted Sergeant, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion, Australia | |
| 7 Apr 1945: | Promoted Staff Sergeant, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion, Queensland | |
| 10 Jun 1945: | Involvement Staff Sergeant, NX57715, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion, Borneo - Operation Oboe July - August 1945 | |
| 16 Nov 1945: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Staff Sergeant, NX57715, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion | |
| 28 Nov 1945: | Discharged Staff Sergeant, NX57715, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion, NSW | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement Staff Sergeant, NX57715, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion |
Personal Stories
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WIA El Alamein