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KEENE, Robert William George
(Service number 54050)

Aliases
First Rank Rifleman Last Rank

Birth

Date 11/05/1888 Place of Birth

Enlistment Information

Date Age
Address at Enlistment
Occupation Bricklayer
Previous Military Experience
Marital Status
Next of Kin Mrs L. KEENE (mother), Eversley Road, Waimataitai, Timaru
Religion
Medical Information

Military Service

Served with NZ Armed Forces Served in Army
Military District

Embarkation Information

Body on Embarkation New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Unit, Squadron, or Ship 27th Reinforcements G Company
Date 16 July 1917
Transport Athenic
Embarked From Wellington Destination Liverpool, England
Other Units Served With
Last Unit Served With

Military Awards

Campaigns
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Military Awards

Award Circumstances and Date

No information

Prisoner of War Information

Date of Capture
Where Captured and by Whom
Actions Prior to Capture
PoW Serial Number
PoW Camps
Days Interned
Liberation Date

Discharge

Date Reason

Hospitals, Wounds, Diseases and Illnesses

Post-war Occupations

Death

Date Age 70 years
Place of Death
Cause
Notices
Memorial or Cemetery
Memorial Reference
New Zealand Memorials

Biographical Notes

Robert William George KEENE was the elsest of the eight sons and one daughter of George Sydney and Lydia (nee MARCHALL) KEENE. Two brothers - Percy Joseph and Sydney James - also served in WWI.

Sources

Cenotaph Database [21 September 2014]

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Researched and Written by

Teresa Scott, NZSG

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TS

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