The AIF Project

Wilfred Henry McKEON

Regimental number919
Place of birthMelbourne Victoria
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationCarpenter
Address27 Darling Street, South Yarra
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23
Next of kinFather, John Charles McKeon, 27 Darling Street, South Yarra, Victoria
Enlistment date27 March 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name24th Battalion, D Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/41/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on 10 May 1915
Rank from Nominal RollSergeant
Unit from Nominal Roll24th Battalion
Recommendations (Medals and Awards)

Military Medal


'Work near Broodseinde on 9 October 1917.'
Recommendation date: 14 October 1917

FateReturned to Australia 14 December 1918
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in Victorian Garden of Remembrance
Medals

Military Medal


Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 76
Date: 23 May 1918

Date of death9 October 1971

Print format    


© The AIF Project 2024, UNSW Canberra. Not to be reproduced without permission.