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O'SHANNASSY, Alphonsus Joseph
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 55196 |
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| Enlisted: | 15 April 1918, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | AIF Depots UK (AIF) |
| Born: | Darlingford, Victoria, Australia, 3 October 1889 |
| Home Town: | Darlingford, Mansfield, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Grocer & Bookkeeper |
| Died: | Mornington, Victoria, Australia, 1 January 1966, aged 76 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Box Hill General Cemetery, Victoria |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 15 Apr 1918: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 55196, Depot Battalion , Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 5 Jun 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 55196, 1st to 17th (VIC) Reinforcements, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: RMS Orontes embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 5 Jun 1918: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 55196, 1st to 17th (VIC) Reinforcements, RMS Orontes, Sydney | |
| 12 Aug 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 60th Infantry Battalion, At Codford, England. From re-enforcements | |
| 2 Oct 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 8th Infantry Battalion | |
| 16 Dec 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, AIF Depots UK (AIF), From 8th Battalion | |
| 6 Dec 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 55196, AIF Depots UK (AIF), Discharge from service -- Medically Unfit -- 3MD, Melbourne, Victoria |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Michael O'Shannassy and Mary O'Shannassy nee Kelly of Darlingford, Victoria.
Commenced return to Australia on 25 September 1919 aboard HT Port Denison disembarking on 13 November 1919
Medal: British War Medal
During 1921c Alphonsus married Lillian Jones in Victoria