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Harold John KEECH

Regimental number206
Place of birthMelbourne, Victoria
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationButcher
Address524 Brunswick Street, North Fitzroy, Melbourne, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation26
Height6' 0"
Weight158 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs Louisa Keech, 524 Brunswick Street, North Fitzroy, Melbourne, Victoria
Previous military serviceServed in the 8th Bn, Senior Cadets (discharged on leaving the district).
Enlistment date17 August 1914
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll17 August 1914
Place of enlistmentSydney, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name4th Battalion, G Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/21/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board Transport A14 Euripides on 20 October 1914
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll4th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 5 July 1915
Discharge date26 November 1915
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Wounded in action, Gallipoli, date not recorded (gun shot wound, right cheek); admitted to Military Hospital, Citadel, Cairo, 5 May 1915; transferred to Base Details, 9 May 1915; admitted to Convalescent Camp, Helouan, 11 May 1915

Commenced return to Australia from Suez on board HT 'Ballarat', 5 July 1915; disembarked, 6 August 1915; discharged, Sydney (medically unfit: gun shot wound, right cheek), 26 November 1915.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsName recorded incorrectly on Embarkation Roll as KEETCH.

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