Regimental number | 312 |
Place of birth | Adelaide South Australia |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Reynella, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs. L. Keane, Reynella, South Australia |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 3rd Light Horse Regiment, B Squadron |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/8/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A17 Port Lincoln on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st Light Horse Brigade Machine Gun Squadron |
Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
Military Medal Recommendation date: |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Medals |
Military Medal Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 95 Date: |
Family/military connections | Brothers: 146 Pte Frederick Thomas KEANE, 9th Light Horse Regiment, killed in action, 19 April 1917; 5603 Pte Joseph KEENE, 27th Bn, returned to Australia, 27 August 1917;1942 Pte Theodore Michael KEANE, 48th Bn, returned to Australia, 2 June 1919; 145 Driver Wilfred Charles KEANE, 3rd Light Horse Field Ambulance, returned to Australia, 28 January 1919. |
Other details | Medals: Military Medal, 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |