James Wolftown KEOGH

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Service Number:	4814
Enlisted:	7 September 1915, Warwick Farm, New South Wales
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	59th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Sydney, New South Wales, 1897
Home Town:	Pyrmont, City of Sydney, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Driver
Died:	Killed in Action, France, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 31 July 1916
Cemetery:	Rue-du-Bois Military Cemetery, Fleurbaix Plot 1, Row F, Grave 45, Rue-Du-Bois Military Cemetery, Fleurbaix, Bethune, Nord Pas de Calais, France, Rookwood Necropolis, Rookwood, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

7 Sep 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4814, Warwick Farm, New South Wales
8 Mar 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4814, 2nd Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of England embarkation_ship_number: A15 public_note: ''
8 Mar 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4814, 2nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Star of England, Sydney
12 May 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 59th Infantry Battalion, Transferred from 54 Battalion to 59 Battalion at Mount Katoomba, France
31 Jul 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4814, 59th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 4814 awm_unit: 59th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-07-31

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Son of Patrick and Mary Keogh od'Kia Ora' Sixth Avenue, Lidcombe, NSW

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal