| Regimental number | 20270 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | England |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Tramway hand |
| Age at embarkation | 32 |
| Height | 5' 3" |
| Weight | 138 lbs |
| Next of kin | Trustee, John Peach, Tramway Shed, Napier |
| Previous military service | Served for 2 years in the Volunteers. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on embarkation | Lance Corporal |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 10th Reinforcements to 2nd Battalion, F Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 61 Aparima on |
| Final rank | Rifleman |
| Final unit | 3rd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade |
| Fate | Died of disease |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 33 |
| Place of burial | Longeunesse Souvenir Cemetery (Plot IV, Row B, Grave No 66), St Omer, France |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Son of A. Keam, Nowra, New South Wales, Australia |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked 19 August 1916. Marched in to Sling Camp and posted to 5th Reserve Bn, 3rd New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 25 October 1916, and reverted to Rifleman. Proceeded overseas to France, 15 November 1916. Posted to C Company, 3rd Bn, 3rd New Zealand Rifle Brigade and appointed Temporary Lance Corporal, 7 December 1916. Appointed Company Cook, C Company, 3rd Bn, New Zealand Rifle Brigade. Relieved of Company Cook appointment, 25 March 1917; admitted to hospital, 26 March 1917 (cerebrospinal meningitis); listed as 'dangerously ill', No 7 General Hospital, St Omer, 28 March 1917; still 'dangerously ill', No 7 General Hospital, St Omer, 7 April 1917; condition 'grave', No 7 General Hospital, 19 April 1917. Died, No 7 General Hospital, St Omer, 28 April 1917 (cerebrospinal fever). Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 38, p. 30 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805 |