| Regimental number | 3337 |
| Place of birth | Brisbane, Queensland |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Address | Redhill, Mount Morgan, Queensland |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age at embarkation | 39 |
| Height | 5' 5.25" |
| Weight | 140 lbs |
| Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Emma C McKeon, Redhill, Mount Morgan, Queensland |
| Previous military service | Served for 2 years in the 5th Infantry, Gladstone, Queensland. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Rockhampton, Queensland |
| Rank on enlistment | Sapper |
| Unit name | No 4 Tunnelling Company - No 1 Military District |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 16/10/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A69 Warilda on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Sapper |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st Tunnelling Company |
| Fate | Returned to Australia |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 41 |
| Place of burial | Mount Morgan Cemetery (Plot 2, Grave No. 97), Queensland |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 27 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Thomas and Susan McKEON. Native of Brisbane, Queensland. Plaque in Garden of Remembrance, Queensland |
| Other details |
True age at enlistment: 44 War service: Western Front Embarked Sydney, 22 May 1916; disembarked Plymoputh, England, 18 July 1916. Proceeded overseas to France, 29 August 1916; taken on strength, 1st Australian Tunnelling company, in the field, 30 September 1916. Admitted to 4th Australian Field Ambulance, 23 August 1917 (acne), and transferred to Divisional Rest Station; transferred to 44th Field Ambulance, 2 September 1917; discharged to unit, 6 September 1917. Admitted to 11th Australian Field Ambulance, 14 September 1918 (dyspepsia); discharged to duty, 18 September 1918. Detached to Base Depot, Rouelles, for Medical Board, 3 October 1918; transfererd to England, 31 October 1918 (rheumatism); marched in to No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 1 November 1918. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Somerset', 4 December 1918; disembarked Melbourne, 15 January 1919, for onward travel to Brisbane; discharged (medically unfit), Brisbane, 24 February 1919. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Name appears twice on Embarkation Roll. |
| Date of death | |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, McKEON Edward John |