John Patrick KEENAN

KEENAN, John Patrick

Service Number: 2668
Enlisted: 11 May 1916, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD
Last Rank: Sergeant
Last Unit: Army Pay Corps (AIF)
Born: Ipswich, Queensland, Australia, 24 June 1887
Home Town: Manly, Brisbane, Queensland
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Clerk
Died: Queensland, Australia, 18 March 1967, aged 79 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery: Not yet discovered
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World War 1 Service

11 May 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2668, 47th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD
27 Oct 1916: Involvement Private, 2668, 47th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Marathon embarkation_ship_number: A74 public_note: ''
27 Oct 1916: Embarked Private, 2668, 47th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Marathon, Brisbane
19 Apr 1917: Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 47th Infantry Battalion, At Codford, England
23 Jan 1918: Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 47th Infantry Battalion, In France. Promoted to Corporal and Lance Sergeant the same day
17 Mar 1918: Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 47th Infantry Battalion
28 May 1918: Transferred AIF WW1, Sergeant, 48th Infantry Battalion, From 47th Battalion
2 Jan 1919: Transferred AIF WW1, Sergeant, Army Pay Corps (AIF), From 48th Battalion
30 Aug 1920: Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 2668, Army Pay Corps (AIF), Discharged at the 1st Military District

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of Francis James Keenan and Margaret Mary Keenan nee Ritchie of Ipswich, QLD

Husband of Maud Keenan nee Dodd of Carlton Terrace, Manly, QLD. John and Maud married in QLD on 31 October 1914

Commenced return to Australia on 17 April 1920 aboard HT Bahia Castillo disembarking on 23 June 1920 at Sydney for onward travel to Brisbane

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal