KEELAN, Edward Frederick
| Service Number: | SX5972 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 June 1940, Wayville, SA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/27th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Adelaide, SA, 27 July 1904 |
| Home Town: | Brompton, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Sturt Street School Adelaide |
| Occupation: | Australian Glass Company (Operator) |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Syria, 12 June 1941, aged 36 years |
| Cemetery: |
Sidon War Cemetery 3 C 3 |
| Memorials: | Adelaide WW2 Wall of Remembrance, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 2 Service
| 20 Jun 1940: | Involvement Private, SX5972, 27th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 20 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Wayville, SA | |
| 20 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, SX5972, 2nd/27th Infantry Battalion | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Mrs Mary Ann BEES and the late Jorge KEELAN of Adelaide, SA.
Husband of Kathleen KEELAN
Married with three sons and residing at 171 Port Road, Brompton, Edward was educated at Sturt Street School Adelaide. He played cricket for the Australian Glass Company team and was secretary of this club. In civilian life he worked at the Australian Glass Company at Kilkenny for fourteen years as an operator and enlisted in June 1940. He left Australia in November 1941 for the Middle East and was killed in Syria about the 4th June 1942 within one day of the death of his Captain L Rudd.
AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN AND IN THE MORNING WE REMEMBER
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