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O'SHANNASSY, Darby Edmund
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5620 |
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| Enlisted: | 27 March 1916, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 17th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Nhill, Victoria, Australia, 1891 |
| Home Town: | Balmain, Leichhardt, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Wood Machinist |
| Died: | Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia, 5 June 1970, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Melbourne General Cemetery, Carlton, Victoria |
| Memorials: | Netherby Baker State School Roll of Honor |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 27 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5620, 17th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW | |
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| 9 Sep 1916: | Involvement Private, 5620, 17th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 9 Sep 1916: | Embarked Private, 5620, 17th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Sydney | |
| 18 Mar 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 5620, 17th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit due to chronic gastritis |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Sarah O'Shannassy of Whitehall Street, Footscray, NSW.
Darley served a five year apprenticeship with A.V. McKay in Victoria
Commenced return to Australia on 10 December 1918 aboard HT Somali disembarking on 8 February 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1927c Darley married Elizabeth Ann Madden in Victoria.