Regimental number | 144 |
Place of birth | Hollinwood via Creswick, Victoria |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Farm labourer |
Address | Creswick, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 22 |
Next of kin | Father, James Bernard Keating, Creswick, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 39th Battalion, Headquarters |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/56/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A11 Ascanius on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 39th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Messines, Belgium |
Age at death | 24.7 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 24 |
Place of burial | Strand Military Cemetery (Plot IV, Row A, Grave No. 9), Ploegsteert, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 131 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: James Bernard and Mary KEATING. Native of Creswick, Victoria |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |