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O'SHEA, Michael
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 6327 |
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| Enlisted: | 11 April 1916, Enlisted at Rockhampton, QLD |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 15th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Ipswich, Queensland, Australia, 7 August 1897 |
| Home Town: | Rockhampton, Rockhampton, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Queensland, Australia, 10 June 1991, aged 93 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Ipswich General Cemetery, Qld Roman Catholic Section, 2A |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 11 Apr 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6327, 15th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Rockhampton, QLD | |
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| 25 Aug 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 6327, 15th Infantry Battalion, Third occasion. Gassed. Invalided to England on 5 September 1918 | |
| 7 Sep 1916: | Embarked Private, 6327, 15th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Clan McGillivray, Brisbane | |
| 7 Sep 1916: | Involvement Private, 6327, 15th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Clan McGillivray embarkation_ship_number: A46 public_note: '' | |
| 11 Apr 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 6327, 15th Infantry Battalion, Multiple wounds. Embarked for England on 2 May 1917 aboard HS Grantually Castle | |
| 27 Sep 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 6327, 15th Infantry Battalion, Second occasion. Wound to the thigh | |
| 16 Apr 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 6327, 15th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 1st Military District as medically unfit |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of James O'Shea and Bridget Agnes O'Shea nee Stack of William Street off Canning Street, Rockhampton, QLD.
Commenced return to Australia on 15 January 1919 aboard HT City of Exeterdisembarking on 2 March 1919 at Melbourne for onward travel by transport to Brisbane
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal