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O'SHEA, William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 977 |
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| Enlisted: | 1 March 1915, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 17th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Maryborough, Queensland, Australia, 22 July 1886 |
| Home Town: | North Sydney, North Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Wharf Carpenter |
| Died: | Queensland, Australia, 21 March 1969, aged 82 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 1 Mar 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 977, 17th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW | |
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| 12 May 1915: | Involvement Private, 977, 17th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: '' | |
| 12 May 1915: | Embarked Private, 977, 17th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Sydney | |
| 20 Jan 1916: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 977, 17th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Full name is registered at William Michael O'Shea but served as William O'Shea.
Son of Michael O'Shea and Mary O'Shea nee Brennar of Maryborough, QLD.
Husband of Margaret Mary O'Shea nee Ryan of Chandos Street, North Sydney, NSW. William and Margaret married during 1904c in Kogarh, NSW. Father of Kathleen Mary O'Shea, Philip Michael O'Shea, James O'Shea and, Thomas O'Shea and Lawrence William O'Shea
Commenced return to Australia from Suez on 29 August 1915 aboard HT Euripides
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal