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O'SHAUGHNESSY, William Francis
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 62587 |
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| Enlisted: | 3 July 1918, Enlisted at Adelaide, SA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 1st to 6th (SA) Reinforcements |
| Born: | Glanville, South Australia, 17 February 1899 |
| Home Town: | Glanville, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | South Australia, 5 May 1959, aged 60 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Cheltenham Cemetery, South Australia Section Y, Drive D, Path 37, Grave 174N |
| Memorials: | Peterhead Glanville School Roll of Honor |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 3 Jul 1918: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 62587, 1st to 6th (SA) Reinforcements, Enlisted at Adelaide, SA | |
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| 22 Oct 1918: | Involvement Private, 62587, 1st to 6th (SA) Reinforcements, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Boonah embarkation_ship_number: A36 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Oct 1918: | Embarked Private, 62587, 1st to 6th (SA) Reinforcements, HMAT Boonah, Adelaide | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Private, 62587 | |
| 31 Jan 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 62587, 1st to 6th (SA) Reinforcements, Discharged at the 4th Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of John Alfred James O'Shaughnessy and Caroline Mary O'Shaughnessy nee Pellew of Embankment, Glanville, SA.
Commenced return to Australia on 20 December 1918 Troopship HT Boonah having been recalled disembarking on 17 January 1919
Medal: British War Medal
On 29 March 1924 William married Clara Merina May Prossser in Methodist Church, Port Adelaide, SA