Regimental number | 3935 |
Place of birth | Wexford Ireland |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | PO, Claremont, Western Australia |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 53 |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs C Keogh, Beaufort Street, Mount Lawley, Perth, Western Australia |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 16th Battalion, 12th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/33/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A31 Ajana on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 4th Pioneer Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Family/military connections | Son: 1400 Pte Edward Thomas KEOGH, 7th Light Horse Regiment, died of disease, 11 March 1919; Son-in-law: 1914 Pte Harry BREMNER, 11th Bn, returned to Australia, 17 September 1915. |
Other details |
War service: embarked from Fremantle, 17 December 1915. Taken on strength, 16th Bn, Tel-el-Kebir, Egypt, 7 March 1916; transferred to 4th Pioneer Bn, 16 March 1916. Proceeded from Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 4 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, 11 June 1916. Admitted to 7th Field Ambulance in the field, 14 November 1916; transferred to 29th Field Ambulance (bronchitis), 18 November 1916. Embarked for England from Le Havre, 23 November 1916; admitted to 1st Southern General Hospital, 24 November 1916. Granted furlough, 8 January 1917, to report to Wareham, 23 January 1917. Marched in to No. 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 2 March 1917. Commenced return to Australia on board H.T. 'Barambah', 18 April 1917 (bronchitis and overage). Discharged, 20 June 1917. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal Enlisted for Home Duty as Pte, No. 5 District Guard, 2 August 1917; discharged at own request, 30 October 1917. |