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SHILLABEER, Samuel Stewart
| Service Number: | 7300 |
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| Enlisted: | 29 September 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 10th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | One Tree Hill, South Australia, 29 September 1898 |
| Home Town: | One Tree Hill, Playford, South Australia |
| Schooling: | One Tree Hill Public School, South Australia |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | 19 June 1962, aged 63 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Mitcham General Cemetery, South Australia Section E - Plot 662 |
| Memorials: | One Tree Hill Roll of Honor |
World War 1 Service
| 29 Sep 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 7300, 10th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 23 Jun 1917: | Involvement Private, 7300, 10th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: '' | |
| 23 Jun 1917: | Embarked Private, 7300, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Borda, Adelaide | |
| 24 Apr 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 7300, 10th Infantry Battalion, Wouded in action then admitted to Horton County of London War Hospital, Epsom, England suffering from a mild gunshot wound to the right buttock. | |
| 6 Jul 1919: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 10th Infantry Battalion, Returned to Australia |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Flynn Hawkey
Samuel Stewart Shillabeer was born on the 29th of September, 1898, on Attyford Farm, One Tree Hill. He was the son of Samuel and Sarah Shillabeer.
According to his AIF Service Record he was blue-eyed, brown-haired with a medium complexion. He was rather tall, standing at 6 foot 1 and weighing 193 pounds.
Samuel was a sibling of twelve others, him being the fourth eldest. His older siblings were Adelaide, Basil and Andrew with his younger siblings being Kennith, Hedley, Leslie, Gladys, Russel, Doris, Gordon, Alan and Douglas. Samuel and several of his siblings and cousins attended One Tree Hill Public School. Him and his siblings are all Methodists.
He enlisted his place as a A.I.F. private on the 29th of September, 1916 on his 18th birthday. He was enthusiastic to go to war the moment he became of age.
His brother, Andrew Willam Shillabeer, also enlisted to go to war at 19 a few months before Samuel. This was a year before Samuel and he was killed in action shortly after Samuel embarked.
He embarked onto the HMAT A30 Borda on the 23rd of June 1917 from Adelaide, ready and eager to serve his country. He joined the 10th Battalion, 24th Reinforcement as a private.
During his time at war, he was wounded several times including a gunshot wound to the buttock. Despite this, he returned home safely on the 6th of July, two years after his embarkation.