Patrick John Keady moved to New Zealand about 1905 with his brother, Michael Thomas Keady (1869-1940).
Patrick and Michael grew up with their family at Koetong, Victoria, Australia. In their 20s they enlisted with the 3rd NSW Rifles to serve for Australia during the Boer War in South Africa.
The family story is that times were tuff on the land and so they both moved to New Zealand about 1905.
Patrick subsequently joined the New Zealand Army and served at Gallipoli where he was wounded in 1915. Shortly after being repatriated to New Zealand, Patrick married Janet Crawford (1894-1970) in 1916. They had only one child, Jean Elizabeth Keady (1921-1970).
The above photo of Patrick and Janet has been shared by Dean in New Zealand. It is a great find given there are so few photos of the early Keady family. Many thanks to Dean.
One interesting fact shared by Dean is that Patrick was a publican in the town of Orepuki where he seems to have spent most of his years in New Zealand. It is good to see Patrick kept up the family tradition, as his grandfather John Keady (1812-1884), his brother Michael, and some of his other siblings were no doubt skilled in pouring a beer.
Keady Family in Victoria 