| Regimental number | 974 |
| Place of birth | Northampton, Western Australia |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Occupation | Horse driver |
| Address | Fitzgerald Street, Geraldton, Western Australia |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 23 |
| Height | 5' 3" |
| Weight | 130 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Mary Ann Keating, Fitzgerald Street, Geraldton, Western Australia |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
| Place of enlistment | Blackboy Hill, Western Australia |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 32nd Battalion, C Company |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/49/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A2 Geelong on |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT Katuna on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 32nd Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | V.C. Corner (Panel No 5), Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 120 |
| Family/military connections | Brothers: 6068 Pte Thomas KEATING, 11th Bn, killed in action, 7 October 1917; 5735 Pte James KEATING MM, 16th Bn, returned to Australia, 12 March 1918. |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Disembarked Suez, ex-HMAT 'Geelong', 18 December 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 17 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 23 June 1916. Posted missing, 20 July 1916. Court of Enquiry, held in the field, 12 August 1917, pronounced fate as 'Killed in Action, 20 July 1916'. Note on Red Cross File No 1480405: 'No trace Germany. Cert. by Capt. Mills. 10.10.19.' Statement, 3293 Corporal D.F. VEALE, 32nd Bn (patient, No 9 General Hospital, Rouen), 8 December 1916): 'I was told by Sgt. McDowell of C Co. that he had seen Keating killed in the German trences at Fromelles about the 20th July.' Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, KEATING William
Red Cross file 1480405 |
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