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SPEERING, Keith Dawson
Personal Details
Service Number: | 26 |
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Enlisted: | 27 May 1915, Brisbane, Queensland |
Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
Last Unit: | 39th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 21 November 1895 |
Home Town: | Grantham, Lockyer Valley, Queensland |
Schooling: | Brisbane Grammar School |
Occupation: | Overseer |
Died: | Killed In Action, Belgium, 4 October 1917, aged 21 years |
Cemetery: |
Tyne Cot Cemetery and Memorial XVI G 12 |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Brisbane Grammar School Memorial Library WW1 Honour Board 2, Gatton Weeping Mother Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
27 May 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 26, Brisbane, Queensland | |
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13 Jun 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 26, 4th Light Horse Brigade HQ, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Suevic embarkation_ship_number: A29 public_note: '' | |
13 Jun 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 26, 4th Light Horse Brigade HQ, HMAT Suevic, Sydney | |
26 Oct 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 26, 11th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
4 Oct 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 39th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: 39th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Lieutenant awm_died_date: 1917-10-04 |
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Son of Thomas SPEERING and Jane Logan nee SCOTT, Grantham, Qld.