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Oliver John Keenan

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Headstone of Gnr Oliver John KEENAN 498119. Andersons Bay RSA Cemetery, Dunedin City Council, Block 22A22. Image kindly provided by Allan Steel CC-BY 4.0.

Headstone of Gnr Oliver John KEENAN 498119. Andersons Bay RSA Cemetery, Dunedin City Council, Block …

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Oliver John AWMM
  • Surname
    Keenan AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWII 498119 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    • WW2 Pre 1942 AWMM 91 Glasgow St., Dunedin AWMM
    • WW2 Pre 1945 AWMM 91 Glasgow St., Dunedin AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    • WW2 Mrs. R.C.R. Keenan, 91 Glasgow St., Dunedin (w) AWMM
    • WW2 Mrs. R.C.R. Keenan, 91 Glasgow St., Dunedin (w) AWMM
  • Relationship status

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWII 498119 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
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  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes

Last known rank

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  • Last rank

Biographical information

Biographical information

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Death

About death

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  • Death
    13 October 1987 Allan Steel Cemetery Project
    Age 75 AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Andersons Bay RSA Cemetery, Dunedin City Council AWMM Block 22A, Plot 22 AWMM
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  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
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Memorials

Memorial

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Sources

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    • Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1945). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 9 (Embarkations from 1st July, 1942 to 31st December, 1942). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      p.214 AWMM
    • Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1945). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 15 (Embarkations from 1st January, 1945 to 31st December, 1945). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      p.76 AWMM
    • This record was partially compiled from data kindly provided by Allan Steel Cemetery Project (2020) AWMM

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