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SHEEHAN, John
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 137, 137A |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 9 October 1915, Toowoomba, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 49th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Warwick, Queensland, Australia, 10 January 1888 |
| Home Town: | Toowoomba, Toowoomba, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Villers-Bretonneux, France, 25 April 1918, aged 30 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Toowoomba Roll of Honour WW1, Toowoomba War Memorial (Mothers' Memorial), Villers-Bretonneux Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 9 Oct 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 137, Toowoomba, Queensland | |
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| 13 May 1916: | Involvement Private, 137, 14th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Beltana embarkation_ship_number: A72 public_note: '' | |
| 13 May 1916: | Embarked Private, 137, 14th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Beltana, Sydney | |
| 25 Apr 1918: | Involvement Private, 137A, 49th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 137A awm_unit: 49th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-04-25 |
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