| Regimental number | 8/1763 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Greymouth |
| Occupation | Law clerk |
| Address | Otautau, Southland |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 24 |
| Height | 6' 0" |
| Weight | 150 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs R Keddell, Otautau, Southland |
| Previous military service | Served in the Cadets; not serving in any military unit at time of NZEF enlistment. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Trentham |
| Rank on embarkation | Sergeant |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 4th Reinforcements, Otago Infantry Battalion |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board Willochra on |
| Final rank | Private |
| Final unit | 1st Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 28 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Tyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel 3), Tyne Cot Cemetery, Belgium |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Robina Bell Keddell, 14 Lowe Street, Invercargill, and the late Major Jackson Keddell. Also served at Gallipoli. Wounded at Armentieres, 1916 |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Joined unit at Gallipoli, 8 June 1915, and posted to 10th Company, and reverted to the ranks. Admitted to 1st Australian Stationary Hospital, Lemnos, 16 June 1915 (enteris), and transferred to HT 'Dunluce Castle'; to 16th Stationary Hospital, Mudros, 20 June 1915; rejoined unit, Gallipoli, 18 September 1915. Admitted to NZ General Hospital, Cairo, 9 August 1915 (enteritis); discharged to Advanced Base Depot, Mustapha, 8 September 1915. Transferred to England, and admitted to 2nd Southern General Hospital, Bristol, 15 October 1915; attached to NZ Base Depot, Greytowers, 17 January 1916; rejoined unit, Moascar, 1 March 1916. Embarked to join the British Expeditionary Force, France, 6 April 1916. Wounded in action, Armentieres, 27 June 1916 (gun shot wound, leg, face and head); admitted to No 1 NZ Field Ambulance, 30 June 1916, and transferred same day to 13th Stationary Hospital, Boulogne; to England, 4 July 1916, and admitted to No 1 NZ General Hospital, Brockenhurst; transferred to NZ Convalescent Hospital, Hornchurch, 12 December 1916. Rejoined Bn, in the field, 19 June 1917. Appointed Temporary Lance Corporal, 25 June 1917; relinquished appointment at own request, 7 July 1917. Killed in action, 12 October 1917. War service: 2 years 275 days (of which 910 days were abroad) Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Infantry Batln/Fourth |
| Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 18055671 |