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SHEA, Hilton
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1016 |
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| Enlisted: | 10 May 1915, Enlisted at Claremont, Tasmania |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 26th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Thrilstane, Tasmania, Australia, 1894 |
| Home Town: | Thirlstane, Latrobe, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Northdown School, Tasmania |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Lagnicourt, France, 26 March 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Latrobe War Memorial, Moriarty Northdown State School Honour Board, Moriarty St George's Church New Ground Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 10 May 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1016, 26th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Claremont, Tasmania | |
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| 29 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, 1016, 26th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: '' | |
| 29 Jun 1915: | Embarked Private, 1016, 26th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Aeneas, Brisbane | |
| 24 Apr 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1016, 26th Infantry Battalion, Shell wounds multiple wounds to the back, thigh and arm. Evacuated to England on 14 May 1916 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of John Arthur and Alice Shea of Thirlestane, Tasmania; brothe of Edie M. Shea
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal Victory Medal