Patrick James (Paddy) SHELTON

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Service Number:	3905
Enlisted:	12 July 1915, Melbourne, Vic.
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	46th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Creswick, Victoria, Australia, 21 September 1884
Home Town:	Blowhard, Ballarat North, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Died of wounds, France, 30 August 1916, aged 31 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Blowhard & District Roll of Honor, Miners Rest War Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial

12 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3905, 14th Infantry Battalion, Melbourne, Vic.
23 Nov 1915:	Involvement Private, 3905, 14th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: ''
23 Nov 1915:	Embarked Private, 3905, 14th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne
6 Mar 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 46th Infantry Battalion, Egypt
7 Aug 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3905, 46th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières
30 Aug 1916:	Involvement Private, 3905, 46th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3905 awm_unit: 46th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-08-30
30 Aug 1916:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3905, 46th Infantry Battalion, Mouquet Farm, SW to arm (blown off). Evacuated to 12th Field Ambulance however died of wounds in transit.

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