KEENE, Percy Joseph
(Service number 23/180)
| First Rank | Rifleman | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | Unknown | Place of Birth |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Criterion Hotel, Oamaru | ||
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| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | George KEENE (father), Smithfield, Timaru | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | 1st Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | A Company | ||
| Date | 9 October 1915 | ||
| Transport | Maunganui or Tahiti or Aparima or Navua or Warrimoo | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington | Destination | Suez, Egypt |
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
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Biographical Notes
Percy Joseph KEENE was the son of George Sydney and Lydia (nee MARSHALL) KEENE. two of his brother also served in WWI - Robert William George and Sydney James.
Sources
Cenotaph Database [09 December 2014]
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Researched and Written by
Teresa Scott, NZSG
Currently Assigned to
TS
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