Son of John Matthew and Susan E. O'Donoghue, of 8 Ambrose Street, Port Elizabeth, Cape Province. Born in Uniondale, Cape Province. In the shoe trade as a slugger. He was unmarried.
Buried in the Lydenburg Cemetary, Mpumalanga, South Africa. Grave Inscription "For King and Empire - Pte D Kehoe - Nov 20 th 1901 - No 5845 - 1 st Royal Irish Regt"