KEEN, Walter Henry Owen
(Service number 64909)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 14/08/1897 | Place of Birth |
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Enlistment Information
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| Occupation | Contractor | ||
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| Next of Kin | Mrs E. J. KEEN (mother), Woodbury Road, Geraldine | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | New Zealand Expeditionary Force | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 33rd Reinforcements Auckland Infantry Regiment, A Company | ||
| Date | 31 December 1917 | ||
| Transport | Athenic | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington | Destination | Glasgow, Scotland |
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Death
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Biographical Notes
Son of William & Elizabeth Jane (nee BECKLEY) KEEN. Educated at Orari Bridge, Woodbury & Temuka Schools. Married Ruth BURROWS in 1927. Died in 1983. Brothers Charles Richard John KEEN & William James Edwin KEEN also served in WWI.
Sources
Cenotaph Database [06 January 2014]; NZ BDM (DiA Historical Records) [06 January 2014]; School Admission Records (South Canterbury Branch NZSG) [06 January 2014]
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