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Fred KEAL

Regimental number7296
Place of birthBoston, USA
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationWireman
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation25.1
Previous military serviceNil( previously rejected for enlistment on account of heart)
Enlistment date13 October 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll6 October 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name12th Battalion, 24th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/29/5
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A48 Seang Bee on 10 February 1917
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal RollAustralian Corps Signal Company
FateReturned to Australia 3 May 1919
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in Hobart Garden of Remembrance
Discharge date28 August 1919
Other details

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Leicestershire', 3 May 1919; discharged: medically unfit (broncho-pneumonia), Hobart, 28 August 1919.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death17 July 1946
SourcesNAA: B2455, KEAL Fred

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