John O'SHEA MM

O'SHEA, John

    Service Number: 7034
    Enlisted: Not yet discovered
    Last Rank: Private
    Last Unit: 11th Infantry Battalion
    Born: Kilkenny, Co Kilkenny, Ireland, date not yet discovered
    Home Town: Kunjin, Corrigin, Western Australia
    Schooling: Not yet discovered
    Occupation: Farmer
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    World War 1 Service

    23 Dec 1916: Involvement Private, 7034, 11th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: ''
    23 Dec 1916: Embarked Private, 7034, 11th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Berrima, Fremantle
    Date unknown: Honoured Military Medal, Recommendation date: 18 August 1918 'During the advance upon the BLUE LINE on the morning of the 10th August 1918 Private O'SHEA evinced courage of the highest order. When two of our Stretcher Bearers were both sniped (one being killed) in attemepting to bring in a badly wounded man across ground swept with rifle and Machine Gun fire, Private O'SHEA rushed out and succeeded in bringing in the wounded man. He then returned and brought in the wounded Stretcher Bearer. He continued bring in our wounded until he himself was severely wounded by an enemy sniper.' Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 108 Date: 15 September 1919

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    Biography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon

    Next of kin-Father, Mr W.alter O'Shea, Barry Mountain, Kerry Bank, Waterford, Ireland.
    Enlistment date-16/19 September 1916.

    Rank on enlistment  Private-11th Battalion, 23rd Reinforcement.
    Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A35 Berrima on 23 December 1916-he was then 27.

    War service: Western Front.

    GSW to right thigh. Hospitalized for 4 months and invalided home.

    Returned to Australia 3 March 1919

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