Eugene O'SHEA

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Service Number:	7021
Enlisted:	23 October 1916, Enlisted at Cootamundra, NSW
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	1st Infantry Battalion
Born:	Tralee, County Kerry, Ireland, 1875
Home Town:	Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria
Schooling:	St. Francis School, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Blacksmith
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 18 September 1918
Cemetery:	Bellicourt British Cemetery Plot 111, Row A, Grave 6
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

23 Oct 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 7021, 1st Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Cootamundra, NSW
9 Nov 1916:	Involvement Private, 7021, 1st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: ''
9 Nov 1916:	Embarked Private, 7021, 1st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Benalla, Sydney
4 Oct 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 7021, 1st Infantry Battalion, Wound to the head.

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Son of Sylvester O'Shea and Ellen O'Shea of Daylesford, Victoria formerly of Tralee, Ireland.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal