Regimental number | 4811 |
Place of birth | Brewarrina, New South Wales |
School | State Schools |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Carpenter |
Address | Inglewood, near Warwick, Queensland |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 31 |
Height | 5' 6.75" |
Weight | 132 lbs |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs C Keed, Inglewood, near Warwick, Queensland |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Warwick Farm, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 2nd Battalion, 15th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/19/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A15 Star of England on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 54th Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | France |
Age at death | 32.3 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 32 |
Place of burial | Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot II, Row F, Grave No. 29), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 159 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Frederick George and Elizabeth KEED; husband of Mrs C.J. KEED, Cobbada-Mana, Queensland. Native of Junee, New South Wales |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Joined 54th Bn, Ferry Post, 20 April 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 19 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916. Wounded in action, 20 July 1916; admitted to No 8 Field Ambulance, 20 July 1916 (gun shot wound, legs); transferred to No 1 Canadian Casualty Clearing Station, 21 July 1916. Died of wound, No 7 Canadian Casualty Clearing Station, 21 July 1916. Buried at Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension, 21 July 1916. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, KEED Alfred Edward
Red Cross file 1480503 |