Coming Soon.
SHEA, Bernard Joseph
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 9037 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 29 August 1915, Enlisted in Holsworthy NSW and allocated to 2nd Div DAC. |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 6th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Nelson, New Zealand, 1881 |
| Home Town: | North Sydney, North Sydney, New South Wales |
| Occupation: | Printer |
| Died: | Fatal skull fracture caused by a fall, Sydney Hospital, New South Wales, Australia, 8 June 1932 |
| Cemetery: |
Rookwood Cemeteries & Crematorium, New South Wales Rookwood Catholic, Section M2, Row 9, Plot 5829 |
Help us honour Bernard Joseph SHEA's service by contributing information, stories, and images so that they can be preserved for future generations.
Show RelationshipsService History
World War 1 Service
| 29 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Driver, 9037, 2nd Divisional Ammunition Column, Enlisted in Holsworthy NSW and allocated to 2nd Div DAC. | |
|---|---|---|
| 16 Nov 1915: | Embarked Gunner, 9037, 2nd Divisional Ammunition Column, HMAT Port Macquarie, Melbourne | |
| 16 Nov 1915: | Involvement Gunner, 9037, 2nd Divisional Ammunition Column, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Macquarie embarkation_ship_number: A39 public_note: '' | |
| 10 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, 106th Field Artillery (Howitzer) Battery , Taken on strength with newly raised 22nd Field Artillery (Howitzer) Brigade in Moascar, Egypt, and posted to 106th Bty. | |
| 13 May 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, 6th Field Artillery Brigade , 106th Howitzer Bty taken on strength with 6th FAB. | |
| 27 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Driver, 9037, 106th Field Artillery (Howitzer) Battery , Battle for Pozières | |
| 8 Aug 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Driver, 9037, 106th Field Artillery (Howitzer) Battery , Mouquet Farm | |
| 16 May 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Driver, 9037, 106th Field Artillery (Howitzer) Battery , Sustained fracture of right tibia. Evacuated by 15th Field Ambulance to 9th Casualty Clearing Station in Brandhoek. | |
| 23 May 1917: | Embarked AIF WW1, Driver, 9037, 106th Field Artillery (Howitzer) Battery , Embarked in Boulogne aboard Hospital Ship "St. Denis" for transfer to hospital in England with fractured right tibia. | |
| 27 Jul 1917: | Embarked AIF WW1, Driver, 9037, 106th Field Artillery (Howitzer) Battery , Embarked in England aboard HMAT "Demosthenes" for return to Australia for change, due to fractured right tibia and fibula. | |
| 30 Oct 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, Driver, 9037, 6th Field Artillery Brigade , Discharged in 2nd Military District, Sydney, due to being medically unfit for further service. |
Personal Stories
Help us honour Bernard Joseph SHEA's service by contributing information, stories, and images so that they can be preserved for future generations.
Add my story