James Stanley KEOGH

Regimental number47023
Date of birth26 March 1892
Place of birthDunedin
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationCeiling fixer
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation24.10
Height5' 4.5"
Weight132 lbs
Next of kinWife, Mrs E E Keogh, 18 Glen Road, Mornington, Dunedin
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date30 January 1917
Place of enlistmentDunedin
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade Reinforcements, H Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT Turakina on 26 April 1917
Final rankRifleman
Final unit2nd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateKilled in Action 12 October 1917
Age at death from cemetery records25
Place of burialNew Irish Farm Cemetery (Plot VI, Row B, Grave No 3), near Ieper, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Patrick and Mary Keogh, 72 Arthur Street, Dunedin; Wife: Elsie Emeline Keogh, 32 Grange Street, Dunedin
Other details

War service: Western Front

Embarked Wellington, 26 April 1917; disembarked Devonport, England, 20 July 1917, and marched into Sling Camp.

Proceeded overseas to France, 6 September 1917; joined 2nd Bn, NZ Rifle Brigade, in the field, 16 September 1917, and posted to B Company.

Killed in action, 12 October 1917.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 62, p. 32
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 18056552

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