Commemorated: | |||
| 1. Memorial: | Lone Pine Cemetery ANZAC | 2 | |
| 2. Book: | The (1921) Masonic Roll of Honour 1914-1918 | Pg.127 | |
| 3. Memorial: | The (1940) Scroll - WW1 Roll of Honour | 42B GQS | |
Awards & Titles: | Mentioned in Despatches 1914-15 Star British War Medal Victory Medal | ||
Family :
Son of Charles George and Mary Elizabeth Keid, of Malonga Terrace, Graceville, Brisbane.Service Life:
Campaigns:
- The First World War 1914-1918, World-wide.
| Unit / Ship / Est.: 2/Australian Light Horse |
BEAN 2nd Regiment (Q?land), 127, 128, 201, 315-6, 607, 624, Srota; reaches Anzac, 117; at Quinn?s, 117, 118-20, 121; attacks from Quinn?s, 15 Muy, 121-6, casualties, 125-6, 7 Aug., 628-31, casualties, 630, 631; during Turkish attack of 19 hlay, 152, 163. |
| Action : Gallipoli |
The Gallipoli Campaign was fought on the Gallipoli peninsula 25th April 1915 to 9th January 1916. in a failed attempt to defeat Turkey by seizing the Dardanelles and capturing Istanbul. Ill-conceived and planned, the initial effort by the Royal Navy failed to force passage through the Dardanelles by sea power alone. It was then realised that a land force was needed to support the project by suppressing the Turkish mobile artillery batteries. By the time all was ready the Turks were well aware and well prepared. Despite amazing heroics on the day of the landings only minor beachheads were achieved and over the succeeding 8 months little progress was made. Eventually the beachheads were evacuated in a series of successful ruses.
Despite Gallipoli rightly becoming a national source of pride to Australians and New Zealanders, far more British casualties were sustained, and these days the substantial French contribution is almost forgotten.
Detail :
See also: Discovering Anzacs.
Enlisted 21 Aug 1914 and arrived Gallipoli 9th May, 1915. Mentioned in Despatches for valuable services rendered between 6th May, 15th and 28th June 1915. Sustained GSW pelvis and died of Wounds received at Gabe Tepe, Dardenelles. Buried at sea 3 miles from Gaba Tepe by Chaplain Warren 24/6/1915.
Of the six Keid brothers who served in WW1, only two returned home. Additional reading The Brothers Keid by Cedric Hampson.
Masonic :
| Type | Lodge Name and No. | Province/District : |
|---|---|---|
| Mother : | Hopeful No. 2634 E.C. | Unknown |
Initiated | Passed | Raised |
8th June 1914 | 6th July 1914 | 19th July 1914 |
Listed as a Carpenter from Graceville in 1914.
Source :
The project globally acknowledges the following as sources of information for research across the whole database:
- The Commonwealth War Graves Commission
- The (UK) National Archives
- Ancestry.co.uk - Genealogy, Family Trees & Family History online
- ugle.org.uk - The records of the United Grand Lodge of England including the Library and Museum of Freemasonry
Additional Source:
- Founder Researchers : Paul Masters & Mike McCarthy
- Researcher : Bruce Littley