Regimental number | 4639 |
Place of birth | London, England |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Mill hand |
Address | 58 Smith Street, Highgate Hill, Western Australia |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 28 |
Height | 5' 8.5" |
Weight | 121 lbs |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs M Keefe, 11 Sherburn Place, Blanford Square, Marylebone London NW, England |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Perth, Western Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 16th Battalion, 14th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/33/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A28 Miltiades on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 16th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William and Mary Ann KEEFE |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Fremantle, 12 February 1916; disembarked Suez, 11 March 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 14 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 24 June 1916. Admitted to 14th Australian Field Ambulance, 4 August 1916 (haemorrhoids), and transferred to Motor ASmbulance; admitted to 1st Convalescent Depot, Boulogne, 7 August 1916 (haemorrhoids and neurasthenia); discharged to Base ; discharged, Perth, 23 June 1917.MBV |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 42 |
Place of burial | K......... G..... Cemetery |
Sources | NAA: B2455, KEEFE James |