Regimental number | 2460 |
Place of birth | Eton, via Mackay, Queensland |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Eton, Mackay, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20 |
Height | 5' 7.5" |
Weight | 126 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Agnes Charlton Keen, Eton Mackay, Queensland |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Rockhampton, Queensland |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 47th Battalion, 5th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/64/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A49 Seang Choon on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 48th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: F and A KEEN. Plaque in Queensland Garden of Remembrance. |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Brisbane, 19 September 1916; disembarked Plymouth, 9 December 1916, and transferred to Devonport Hospital from the Ship's Hospital, the same day; discharged, 16 December 1916; marched into No 1 Command Depot, Perham Downs, 18 December 1916 (Class A). Marched into 12th Training Bn, Codford, 22 December 1916. Proceeded overseas to France, 4 February 1917; marched into 4th Australian Divisional Base Depot, Etaples, 4 February 1917. Proceeded to unit, 9 February 1917; taken on strength of 47th Bn, 11 February 1917. Admitted to No 3 Australian Field Ambulance, 11 March 1917 (trench feet); discharged, 21 March 1917; rejoined unit, 23 March 1917. Evacuated to hospital, 1 August 1917 (accidental gunshot wound, right leg); admitted to No 12 Australian Field Ambulance, 2 August 1917, and transferred to Casualty Clearing Station the same day; to No 12 General Hospital, Rouen, 3 August 1917; to England, 12 August 1917; to Graylingwell War Hospital, Chichester, 13 August 1917; to No 3 Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Dartford, 22 August 1917; discharged to furlough, 27 August 1917; marched into No 1 Command Depot, Perham Downs, 10 September 1917. Undated report by G.O.C., 12th Infantry Bde states: 'wounded accidentally, no disciplinary action to be taken'. Classified B1A3, 14 September 1917. Marched into Overseas Training Bde, Perham Downs, 4 October 1917. Proceeded overseas to France, 2 November 1917; marched into 4th Australian Divisional Base Depot, Le Havre, 3 November 1917. Proceeded to unit, 6 November 1917; rejoined 47th Bn, 14 November 1917. Transferred to, and taken on strength of 48th Bn, 25 May 1918. Court of Enquiry declares, 7 July 1918, '2460 Private Keen, N.C., illegally absented himself without leave on 1 June 1918 and is still so absent'. Admitted to No 39 General Hospital, 4 November 1918 (not yet diagnosed); discharged to Assistant Provost Marshal, Le Harve, 22 November 1918 (scabies); to 4th Australian Division, 4 December 1918; rejoined 48th Bn from being absent without leave, 11 December 1918. Tried by Field General Court Martial, 29 December 1918, on charge of being absent without leave from 1 June 1918, until 4 November 1918: found Guilty: award, forfeits 90 days pay. Rejoined unit, 2 April 1919. Proceeded to England for return to Australia, 6 April 1919; marched into No 4 Group, Hurdcott, 16 April 1919. Commenced return to Australia from Devonport on board HT 'Beltana', 2 June 1919; disembarked Brisbane, 19 July 1919; discharged Brisbane (termination of period of enlistment), 20 August 1919. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal Death attributed to war service. |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 39 |
Place of burial | Stanthorpe Cemetery, New South Wales |
Sources | NAA: B2455, KEEN Noel Cooper |