Charles O'SHEA

O'SHEA, Charles

    Service Number: 666
    Enlisted: 30 December 1915
    Last Rank: Gunner
    Last Unit: 36th Heavy Artillery Group
    Born: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 22 March 1894
    Home Town: New Farm, Brisbane, Queensland
    Schooling: Not yet discovered
    Occupation: Plumber
    Died: Queensland, Australia, 20 February 1939, aged 44 years, cause of death not yet discovered
    Cemetery: Nudgee Cemetery & Crematorium, Brisbane
    RC PG S2 62/63. Interred on 20 February 1939
    Memorials: Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial
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    World War 1 Service

    30 Dec 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 666, 36th Heavy Artillery Group
    9 Apr 1916: Involvement Gunner, 666, 36th Heavy Artillery Group, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: ''
    9 Apr 1916: Embarked Gunner, 666, 36th Heavy Artillery Group, HMAT Nestor, Sydney
    10 Apr 1918: Imprisoned Taken prisoner at Le Toquet. Interned at Dulmen, Germany. Repatriated to England arriving on 14 January
    6 Jul 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Gunner, 666, 36th Heavy Artillery Group, Discharged at the 1st Military District

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    Biography contributed by Carol Foster

    Son of Denis O'Shea and Minnie O'Shea nee Hanlon of Harcourt Street, New Farm, QLD.

    Brother of Timothy O'Shea who returned to Australia on 12 January 1920 having served with the Fielld Ambulance and Pay Corps.

    Commenced return to Australia on 1 April 1919 aboard HT Shropshire disembarking on 16 May 1919 at Melbourne, re-embarked HT Dongala on 17 May 1919  for onward travel to Brisbane

    Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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