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Edgar Joseph Keeffe

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Nominal Roll Vol 1, Page: 385 - No known copyright restrictions

Nominal Roll Vol 1, Page: 385 - No known copyright restrictions

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Edgar Joseph AWMM
  • Surname
    Keeffe AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    • Keefe AWMM
    • Edgar Joseph Keefe AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 7/857 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion
    Catholic, Christian AWMM

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    10 October 1888 Peter Dennis, UNSW Canberra Burkes Pass, Canterbury Peter Dennis, UNSW Canberra
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    Unknown AWMM Kimbell, Fairlie, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    George Keefe (brother), Kimbell, Fairlie, South Canterbury, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 14 February 1915 AWMM Single AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
    1915-1916 Gallipoli AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 7/857 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
    WW1 Unknown AWMM Canterbury, New Zealand AWMM
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • 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
    • Killed in Action, Cause of Death AWMM
    • Height, WWI AWMM
      5' 4.5" AWMM
    • Weight, WWI AWMM
      140 lb AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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    • Listed on the Nominal Roll as Keefe and by Archives New Zealand as Keeffe, Birth Certificate has Keefe, Family sources inform us it is Keeffe.

      Brother of Alexander Bruce Smith Keefe. (Family Source, 1/05/15)

      Embarked Wellington, 14 February 1915; disembarked Suez, 26 March 1915.
      Arrived at Gallipoli, 23 August 1915, and reported to 8th Company, Canterbury Mounted Rifles Regiment.
      Reported missing, 28 August 1915.
      Board of Enquiry, Canterbury Mounted Rifles Regiment Headquarters, Zeitoun, 16 January 1916, conlcuded 'Killed in action, 28 August 1915'. AWMM
    • Edgar's surname was definately spelt Keefe not Keffee Public - simone Middleton - Other relative - 25 September 2016 - Family papers
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Death

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  • Death
    28 August 1915 AWMM
    Gallipoli, Turkey AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed in Action AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    Hill 60 (New Zealand) Memorial, Hill 60 Cemetery, Turkey AWMM

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Sources

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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
21 May 2022Ian BanksTaumarunui New ZealandResearcher
24 February 2017AllanRotoruaResearcher
25 September 2016simone MiddletonAshburtonOther relative

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