Regimental number | 39720 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Greymouth, West Coast |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Accountant |
Address | 381 King Street, Dunedin |
Marital status | Single |
Next of kin | Father, M McKeefry, 381 King Street, Dunedin |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on embarkation | Lieutenant |
Enlistment status | Volunteer |
Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 25th Reinforcements, Otago Infantry Regiment, D Company |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT Tofua on |
Final rank | Lieutenant |
Final unit | 2nd Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment |
Discharge date | |
Family/military connections | Brothers: 39725 2nd Lieutenant Michael Joseph Augustine McKEEFRY, 2nd Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment, killed in action, 5 November 1918; 68164 Sapper James Edgar Alphonsus McKEEFRY, New Zealand Engineers |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Disembarked, England; marched in and taken on strength, 4th (Reserve) Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment, Sling Camp, 27 July 1917. Detailed to attend gas course, New Zealand Infantry Reserve Group, Sling Camp, 11 September 1917. Proceeded overseas to France, 18 October 1917. Arrived in France and posted to 2nd Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment; joined unit in the field and taken on strength, 10th (North Otago) Company, 2nd Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment, 25 October 1917. Admitted No 1 BRCS (Duchess of Westminster's) Hospital, Le Touquet, 5 April 1918 (trench foot); evacuated to England and admitted to 2nd London General Hospital (Chelsea), 7 April 1918; transferred to No 1 New Zealand General Hospital, Brockenhurst, 10 April 1918; discharged from hospital and attached to NZEF Headquarters, London, 12 June 1918. Admitted to New Zealand Officers' Convalescent Home, Brighton (trench fever), 18 June 1918; discharged to NZEF Headquarters, London, 9 July 1918. Marched in to 4th New Zealand Infantry (Reserve) Brigade, Sling Camp, 26 July 1918. Proceeded overseas to France, 7 September 1918. Rejoined Battalion in the field, 12 September 1918. Reported wounded in action, 29 September 1918. Admitted to No 3 General Hospital, Le Trefort, 4 October 1918 (fractured right shoulder and poisoned hand); evacuated to England and admitted to No 1 New Zealand General Hospital, Brockenhurst, 15 October 1918; discharged from hospital 3 December 1918. Admitted to New Zealand Officers' Convalescent Home, Brighton, 6 March 1919; discharged to NZEF Headquarters, 25 March 1919. Commenced return to New Zealand on HMNZT 'Ayrshire', 5 August 1919. Struck off strength of NZEF and absorbed into the 4th Otago Regiment Coast Defence Detachment with rank of captain with effect from 23 October 1919. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 74 |
Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 62, p. 13 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805 |
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