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O'SHEA, Benjamin Augustine
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5946 |
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| Enlisted: | 4 March 1916, Enlisted at Cairns, QLD |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 25th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Glen Innes, New South Wales, Australia, 13 February 1880 |
| Home Town: | Cairns, Cairns, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Queensland, Australia, 2 June 1928, aged 48 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Mareeba Pioneer Cemetery, Queensland, Australia |
| Memorials: | Babinda War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 4 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5946, 25th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Cairns, QLD | |
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| 21 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 5946, 25th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Boonah embarkation_ship_number: A36 public_note: '' | |
| 21 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 5946, 25th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Boonah, Brisbane | |
| 4 Jan 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 5946, 25th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 1st Military District as medically unfit due to senility |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of James Patrick O'Shea and Clara Margaret O'Shea nee Goodwin of Glen Innes, NSW
Husband on Catherin Maria (Kate) O'Shea of Cairns, QLD. Benjamin and Catherine married in QLD on 17 January 1904
Commenced return to Australia on 26 September 1917 aboard HT Borda disembarking on 21 November 1917 at Melbourne then re-embarked on 22 November 1917 aboard HT Suevic for onward travel to Brisbane
Medal: British War Medal