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Seawood Peter Keay
| Name on Board | SP Keay |
| Name on Service Records |
Seawood Peter Keay |
| Enlistment Age | 21 |
| Occupation | Clerk (Public Servant) |
| Place of Birth | Williamstown, Vic |
| Next of Kin | Peter and Clara Agnes Keay |
| Address | 43 Heller St, Brunswick, Vic |
| Marital Status | S |
| Enlistment Date | 18/06/1916 |
| Service No. | 2201 |
| Enlistment Place | Melbourne, Vic |
| Embarkation Place | Melbourne |
| Embarkation Date | 1/08/1916 |
| Embarkation Ship | HMAT Orsova A67 |
| Unit on Embarkation | 59th Australian Infantry Battalion |
| Date of Death | 22/08/1918 |
| Unit on Death | 4th Squadron, Australian Flying Corps |
| Rank on Death | 2nd Lieutenant |
| Cause of Death | Died of Wounds |
| Place of Wounding/ Death |
39th Stationary Base Hospital, France |
| Cemetery or Memorial | Aire Communal Cemetery, Aire-sur-la-Lys, Nord Pas de Calais, France |
Additional Information
Seawood Keay attended RAF School of Fighting Turnberry. On graduation he was appointed Flying Officer as 2nd Lieutenant 16/06/1918. While flying Keay got into a spin and crashed near the town of Aire, France
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