William KEENAN

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Service Number:	1802
Enlisted:	27 July 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank:	Driver
Last Unit:	12th Field Artillery Brigade
Born:	Albury, New South Wales, Australia, 1894
Home Town:	Wodonga, Wodonga, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Memorials:	Yackandandah Memorial Gates, Yackandandah Staghorn Flat State School Pictorial Honour Roll

27 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1802, 9th Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
11 Jan 1916:	Involvement Private, 1802, 9th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: ''
11 Jan 1916:	Embarked Private, 1802, 9th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Borda, Adelaide
8 Dec 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 12th Field Artillery Brigade , From the 9th Light Horse Regiment
31 Jul 1917:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, Australian Veterinary Hospital, At Calais. From 12th Field Artillery Brigade
16 May 1918:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 12th Field Artillery Brigade , From the Australian Veterinary Hospital
29 Sep 1918:	Promoted AIF WW1, Driver, 12th Field Artillery Brigade
18 Mar 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Driver, 1802, 12th Field Artillery Brigade , Discharged at the 3rd Military District

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Son of John Keenan of Staghorn Flat, Yackandandah, Victoria and Catherine Keenan of Allan's Flat, Wodonga, Victoria

Commenced return to Australia on 9 December 1918 aboard T Argyllshire disembarking on the 1 February 1919

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

In July 1923 William was residing in David Street, Albury, NSW