John O'SHEA

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Service Numbers:	3500, 3350
Enlisted:	25 October 1917, Enlisted at Wangaratta, Victoria
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	38th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Koo-wee-rup, Victoria, Australia, 6 May 1896
Home Town:	Koo Wee Rup, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Farm Labourer
Died:	Died of wounds , 2nd Canadian General Hospital, Le Treport, France, 7 August 1918, aged 22 years
Cemetery:	Mont Huon Military Cemetery, le Treport, France Plot V, Row M, Grave 6B. Rev. T.L. Williams officiated
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Koo Wee Rup Hospital Memorial Wall

25 Oct 1917:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3500, 38th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Wangaratta, Victoria
22 Dec 1917:	Involvement Private, 3350, 38th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: ''
22 Dec 1917:	Embarked Private, 3350, 38th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne
2 Aug 1918:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3350, 38th Infantry Battalion, Wound to the neck.

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Address at the time of enlistment was given as Bulldale, NSW

Son of Michael Joseph O'Shea and Mary Ellen O'Shea nee O'Connell of Koo-wee-rup, via South Gippsland, Victoria

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal