| Regimental number | 1400 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Ashfield, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Occupation | Groom |
| Address | 641 Beaufort Street, Mount Lawley, Western Australia |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 23 |
| Height | 5' 6.5" |
| Weight | 182 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Catherine Keogh, 641 Beaufort Street, Mount Lawley, Western Australia |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 7th Light Horse Regiment, 11th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/12/3 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board SS Hawkes Bay on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 7th Light Horse Regiment |
| Fate | Died of disease |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 27 |
| Place of burial | Cairo War Memorial Cemetery (Row M, Grave No. 229), Egypt |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 5 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Thomas and Catherine KEOGH, 49 Woodville Street, Perth, Western Australia |
| Family/military connections | Father: 3935 Pte Thomas KEOGH, 4th Pioneer Bn, returned to Australia, 18 April 1917; Brother-in-law: 1914 Pte Harry BREMNER, 11th Bn, returned to Australia, 17 September 1915. |
| Other details |
War service: taken on strength, Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, 28 December 1915; marched out to Serapeum ex Maadi, 25 February 1916; admonished for being absent without leave from 2200 25 March to 2200 26 March 1916: forfeits two days' pay. Absent without leave from 1500 30 October 1916 to 1500 4 November 1916: awarded 168 hours' Field Punishment No. 2, and forfeited 6 days' pay. Sick, to hospital, 13 September 1916; admitted to 14th Australian General Hospital, Abbassia, 17 September 1917 (ingrowing toenail); transferred to Convalescent Depot, 7 October 1917. Overstayed his pass from 7pm, 11 October 1917, to 5 pm, 13 October 1917. Total absence 46 hours; award: deprived of 5 days' pay. Taken on strength, 2nd Light Horse Training Regiment, ex hospital, 20 October 1917; transferred to 7th Light Horse Regiment, 18 November 1917. Reported to Regiment, 5 December 1917. Sick, to hospital, 19 July 1918; admitted to 31st General Hospital (malaria) 25 July 1918; transferred to Convalescent Depot, Cairo, 14 August 1918; discharged to duty, 23 August 1918. Marched in to 7th Light Horse Regiment, Moascar, 21 September 1918. Embarked on board HT 'Huntcastle' to proceed to the Dardanelles, 27 November 1918; disembarked Port Said, 22 January 1919; sick, to hospital, 22 February 1919; admitted to 14th Australian General Hospital, Abbassia, 5 March 1919; died of relapsing fever, 11 March 1919. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, KEOGH Edward Thomas |
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