Regimental number | 132 |
Place of birth | Murrurundi New South Wales |
Other Names | Roch |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Clerk |
Address | Weetah, Scone, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20 |
Next of kin | Father, T G Keene, Weetah, Scone, New South Wales |
Previous military service | 5th Australian Light Horse |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Corporal |
Unit name | 1st Light Horse Regiment, A Squadron |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/6/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A16 Star of Victoria on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lieutenant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st Division Artillery |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 23 |
Place of burial | The Huts Cemetery (Plot XIV, Row D, Grave No. 6), Dickebusch, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 12 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Thomas and Martha KEENE, Scone, New South Wales |
Family/military connections | Brother: 1712 Pte William Elliott KEENE, 18th Bn, discharged, 14 March 1919. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Returned from Middle East. Re-embarked as 2nd Lt, Field Artillery Brigade, 24th Reinforcement, from Sydney, 10 February 1917, on board RMS 'Osterley'. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |