KEENAN, John Patrick
| Service Number: | 2691 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 April 1916, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 53rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Rookwood, New South Wales, Australia, 6 March 1891 |
| Home Town: | Ashfield, Ashfield, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | St. Vincent's School, Ashfield, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Brush-maker |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 4 September 1918, aged 27 years |
| Cemetery: |
Daours Communal Cemetery Extension, France Plot 1V, Row F, Grave 35. Headstone inscription reads: His life's work nobly done ended o heart of Jesus have mercy on his soul, Daours Communal Cemetery Extension, Daours, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 17 Apr 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2691, 53rd Infantry Battalion, Sydney, New South Wales | |
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| 7 Oct 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2691, 53rd Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 7 Oct 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2691, 53rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Sydney | |
| 28 Sep 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 2691, 53rd Infantry Battalion, Shrapnel wound to the left shoulder. | |
| 8 Aug 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 2691, 53rd Infantry Battalion, "The Last Hundred Days" | |
| 1 Sep 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 2691, 53rd Infantry Battalion, Second occasion. wound to the abdomen | |
| 4 Sep 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 2691, 53rd Infantry Battalion, Mont St Quentin / Peronne, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2691 awm_unit: 53rd Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1918-09-04 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Michael Keenan and Mary Keenan of 'Brosna', Dougan Street, Ashfield, NSW formerly of Rookwood, NSW
Served his six year apprenticeship with Campbell & Kinsella of Sydney, NSW
Biography
British War Medal & Victory Medal
"...2691 Private John Patrick Keenan, 53rd Battalion. A brushmaker from Ashfield NSW, Pte Keenan embarked with the 6th Reinforcements, on 7 October 1916 aboard HMAT Ceramic (A40). In September 1917 Pte Keenan was promoted to the rank of Lance Corporal (L Cpl). On 1 September 1918 L Cpl Keenan was involved in an attack with B Company 7th Platoon near Peronne. During this attack he was shot in the abdomen and evacuated to the 53rd Casualty Clearing Station. L Cpl Keenan died on 4 September 1918 and was buried at the Daours Communal Cemetery in France." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
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