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Richard McKEATING

Regimental number5133
Place of birthBelfast, Ireland
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressRising Sun Hotel, Port Melbourne, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation40
Next of kinFriend, E Smith, Rising Sun Hotel, Port Melbourne, Victoria
Enlistment date3 February 1916
Place of enlistmentMelbourne, Victoria
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name6th Battalion, 16th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/23/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A23 Suffolk on 1 April 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll6th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 5 October 1917
Place of burialLijssenthoek Military Cemetery (Plot XX, Row K, Grave No. 19A), Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
47
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNAA: B2455, McKEATING Richard

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