Keenan, John Douglas

Date of Death	1948-08-12
Gender	Male

Service Details

Service	RANR - Royal Australian Navy Reserve
Date of Entry	1916-01-01
Rank	Lieutenant Commander
Discharged Date	1917-05-10
Discharge Type	At Own request - Member requested discharge
Service Period	1916-1932
Active Service (War service)	WW1
Service Record	Yes
Ship	Refer Service Record see Sources

Cemetery Details

Cemetery Name	Macquarie Park Cemetery & Crematorium Plassey Rd Macquarie Park NSW 2113
Cemetery Address	Macquarie Park, NSW
Demonination/Area	Catholic
Section	H
Row	9
Grave Number	9

Notes

Officers white Card has entry for RANB. The Royal Australian Navy Brigade was in WW1 performing guard duties on wharves etc. It was manned mostly by those too old or too young for service at sea. place of birth information was recorded for this man. However blue card records a posting to Encounter.

Sources

Service Record - Australian National Archives DVA Commemoration Details

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