Regimental number | 146 |
Place of birth | Adelaide South Australia |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Labourer |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 22 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Leana Keane, O'Halloran Hill, South Australia |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 9th Light Horse Regiment, A Squadron |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/14/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A26 Armadale on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 9th Light Horse Regiment |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 24 |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | Jerusalem Memorial, Palestine |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 7 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated in Mary Help of Christians Catholic Churchyard Cemetery, Morphett Vale, South Australia. Parents: Michael Joseph (d. 16 August 1907, aged 48.11) and Pauline Johanna (d. 1 January 1936, aged 75) KEANE |
Family/military connections | Brothers: 312 Pte Arthur Gustof KEANE MM, 1st Light Horse Brigade Machine Gun Squadron, returned to Australia, 7 January 1919; 5603 Pte Joseph KEANE, 27th Bn, returned to Australia, 27 August 1917; 1942 Pte Theodore Michael KEANE, 48th Bn, returned to Australia, 2 June 1919; 145 Driver Wilfred Charles KEANE, 3rd Light Horse Field Ambulance, returned to Australia, 28 January 1919. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Palestine Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |