William Joseph O'SHEA

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Service Number:	2729
Enlisted:	27 July 1915, Enlisted at Ballarat, Victoria
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	24th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1897
Home Town:	Ballarat, Central Highlands, Victoria
Schooling:	St. Joseph Home, Surrey Hill,Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Farmer
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 29 July 1916
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France,
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballan War Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial

27 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2729, 24th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Ballarat, Victoria
27 Oct 1915:	Involvement Private, 2729, 24th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: ''
27 Oct 1915:	Embarked Private, 2729, 24th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne

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Next of kin given as his guardian John Egan of Fairshire Farm, Ballan, Victoria

Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal