Regimental number | 1361 |
Place of birth | Hungerford, Queensland |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Horse driver |
Address | Mount Hope, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20.10 |
Height | 5' 5" |
Weight | 140 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, J W Keary, Mount Hope, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 13th Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/30/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A48 Seang Bee on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 13th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Admitted to 1st Australian Dermatological Hospital, Abbassia, Egypt, 28 June 1915; discharged from hospital, 3 August 1915; total period of treatment for venereal disease: 37 days. Commenced return to Australia from Suez on board HT 'Port Lincoln', 4 August 1915; disembarked Melbourne, 2 September 1915, and admitted to Lanwarrin Isolation Hospital; discharged from hospital, as fir for duty, 16 September 1915. Re-embarked on board Ht 'Ballarat', to rejoin unit, 16 February 1916. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Argyllshire', 9 December 1918; discharged (medically unfit: fractured pelvis), Sydney, 13 May 1919. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Place of burial | Rookwood Crematorium, Sydney, New South Wales |
Sources | NAA: B2455, KEARY Percy Henry |