| Regimental number | 2132 |
| Place of birth | Wickham, Newcastle, New South Wales |
| School | Tighes Hill Public School, Newcastle, New South Wales |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age at embarkation | 27 |
| Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Florence May Keevers, Regent Street, Mayfield, Newcastle, New South Wales |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 1st Pioneer Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 14/13/3 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A46 Clan MacGillivray on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st Australian Pioneers |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of death or wounding | Zonnebeke, Belgium |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 28 |
| Place of burial | Potijze Chateau Grounds Cemetery (Plot II, Row D, Grave No. 6), Belgium |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 171 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Robert James and Emma KEEVERS; husband of Florence May KEEVERS, Valencia Street, Mayfield, New South Wales. Native of Wickham, New South Wales |
| Family/military connections | Cousins (1st): 4501 Corporal Adolphus Robert KEEVERS, 3rd Bn, returned to Australia, 6 July 1919; 14556 Driver James David KEEVERS, 4th Field Company Engineers, returned to Australia, 15 June 1919; 103 Pte Walter Matthew KEEVERS, 20th Bn, killed in action, 12 November 1916. |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Disembarked at Suez, 13 June 1916; taken on strength, 1st Divisional Depot, Tel-el-Kebir, 5 July 1916. Embarked from Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 29 July 1916. Taken on strength, Pioneer Training Bn, London, 11 August 1916. Proceeded overseas to France, 2 November 1916; marched in to 1st Australian General Base Depot, Etaples, 3 November 1916. Marched out to Machine Gun Base, Camiers, 4 November 1916. Taken on strength, 1st Pioneer Bn, 17 November 1916. Proceeded to England on leave, 23 September 1917; rejoined unit, 5 October 1917. Admitted to hospital, 5 October 1917 (scabies); transferred to Casualty Clearing Station, 11 October 1917; discharged to duty, 13 October 1917. Rejoined unit, 23 October 1917. Killed in action, 29 October 1917. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal All his personal belongings were lost when the vessel on which they were being shipped back to Australia, SS 'Barunga', was lost at sea as the result of enemy action. |