O'KEEFE, John
| Service Number: | 2732 |
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| Enlisted: | 28 July 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 1st Pioneer Battalion |
| Born: | Bungaree, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, 21 May 1891 |
| Home Town: | Sebastopol, Ballarat, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia, 14 August 1944, aged 53 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Werribee Cemetery, Victoria Roman Catholic C, Grave 232. May be unmarked |
| Memorials: | Sebastopol Redan State School No 1289 Roll of Honor, Werribee Shire Great War Roll of Honor |
World War 1 Service
| 28 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2732, 24th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 27 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 2732, 24th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 27 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 2732, 24th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne | |
| 24 Feb 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 7th Infantry Battalion, From 24th Battalion | |
| 13 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 1st Pioneer Battalion, From 7th Battalion | |
| 6 Jul 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2732, 1st Pioneer Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Daniel O'Keefe and Margaret O'Keefe nee O'/brien of Bungaree, Ballarat, Victoria.
Brother of James Matthew O'Keefe who returned to Australia on 6 August 1919 having served with the 5th Pioneer Battalion; Daniel O'Keefe who returned to Australia on 7 June 1917 having served with the 19th Battalion; Peter Timothy O'Keefe who returned to Australia on 21 March 1918 having served with the 1st Pioneer Battalion; Edward Henry O'Keefe who returned to Australia on 1 August 1918 having served with the 5th Pioneer Battalion
Commenced return to Australia on 28 March 1919 aboard HT City of Poona disembarking on 14 May 1919
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Husband of Anastasia Agatha O'Keefe nee Flaherty