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John Francis KILLEEN

Regimental number2437
Place of birthCharlton Victoria
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationLabourer
AddressHigh Street, Carlton, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23
Next of kinMother, Mrs. Lucy Killeen, High Street, Carlton, Victoria
Enlistment date19 June 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll14 July 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name60th Battalion, 5th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/77/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A9 Shropshire on 25 September 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll60th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 25 September 1917
Age at death from cemetery records24
Place of burialTyne Cot Cemetery (Plot LXIII, Row D, Grave No. 14), Passchendaele, Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
170
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Francis and Lucy KILEEN, Watson Street, Charlton, Victoria
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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