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O'SHEA, William Edward
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1036 |
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| Enlisted: | 10 February 1916, Enlisted at Casula, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 1st Battalion Imperial Camel Corps |
| Born: | Gladstone, New South Wales, Australia, 21 August 1892 |
| Home Town: | Gladstone, Kempsey, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Shop Assistant |
| Died: | Kempsey, New South Wales, Australia, 14 November 1933, aged 41 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Gladstone War Memorial, Gladstone and District WW1 Honor Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 10 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1036, Camel Corps, Enlisted at Casula, NSW | |
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| 27 May 1916: | Involvement Private, 1036, Camel Corps, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: RMS Morea embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 27 May 1916: | Embarked Private, 1036, Camel Corps, RMS Morea, Sydney | |
| 3 Nov 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 1st Battalion Imperial Camel Corps | |
| 3 Oct 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 1036, 1st Battalion Imperial Camel Corps, Discharged at the 2nd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Alfred James O'Shea and Mary O'Shea of Gladstone, Macleay River, NSW.
Commenced return to Australia on 24 July 1919 aboard HT Dongala disembarking on 25 August 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1920c William married Wilhemina M. Eakin in Kempsey, NSW.