Friday 25th April 1978
Daniel Martin O’Keefe was born in St. Marylebone, London, in 1906.
He started his working life as a French polisher and for a number of years worked for Harrods’, the famous London store.
He enlisted in the Royal Artillery in 1939 and saw service in Northern Ireland as an anti-aircraft gunner.
In 1944 he joined the European Combat Theatre just after the Arnheim Campaign in Holland.
He remained with the occupation forces until 1950, obtaining the rank of sergeant.
In 1950 he transferred to R.E.M.E. and was posted to Egypt during the Suez Crisis.
Mr. O’Keefe was posted to 27 Command Workshop, Warminster, in 1957. He took up the post of gun fitter, remaining so until his demob in 1963.
While at 27 Command Workshop, Mr. O’Keefe was awarded the Long Service and Good Conduct Medal.
After his demob leave he returned to 27 Command Workshop, continuing as a civilian.
He retired in 1972 and went to South Australia to join his family but returned to Warminster two and half years later.
Mr. O’Keefe, of Bungalow No.3, Boreham Field, Warminster, died on Friday 21 April 1978. He was aged 71 years.
A Requiem Mass, officiated by the Rev. Father A. Harding, was held at St. George’s R.C. Church, Warminster, on Tuesday 25 April 1978.
Among the mourners were Mrs. Edith O’Keefe (widow); Mr. and Mrs. T. Kerr and Mr. and Mrs. T. Holton (sons-in-law daughters); Mr. and Mrs. M. Anderson (granddaughter and husband); Mr. and Mrs. C. Crowder (brother-in-law and sister); Mr. J. O’Keefe (brother); and Mr. Martin Crowder (nephew).