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KEENAN, James Bernard
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2053 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 November 1915, Enlisted at Toowoomba, QLD |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Dalby, Queensland Australia, 5 November 1897 |
| Home Town: | Toowoomba, Toowoomba, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Queensland, Australia, 4 March 1969, aged 71 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 19 Nov 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2053, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Toowoomba, QLD | |
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| 31 Jan 1916: | Involvement Private, 2053, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Wandilla embarkation_ship_number: A62 public_note: '' | |
| 31 Jan 1916: | Embarked Private, 2053, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Wandilla, Brisbane | |
| 13 Jun 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2053, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, Discharged at the 1st Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
At the time of his enlistment he was working in Toowoomba, QLD
Son of John Bernard Keenan and Mary Keenan nee White of Dalby, QLD. Brother of Daniel Keenan who returned to Australia on 1 July 1919 having been part of the Re-inforcements, Sarah Keenan, Mary Keenan and John Keenan
Commenced return to Australia on 13 March 1919 aboard HT Ulimaroa arriving at Melbourne on 19 April 1919 for onward travel to Brisbane
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
On the 4 April 1921 James married Marjorie Winifred Hourigan in QLD