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SHEVLIN, Patrick Joseph
| Service Number: | 9061 |
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| Enlisted: | 27 August 1915, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia |
| Last Rank: | Gunner |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Divisional Ammunition Column |
| Born: | Aughnasloy, Ireland, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Christian Brothers College, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Occupation: | Carpenter |
| Died: | Adelaide, South Australia , 1938, cause of death not yet discovered, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
West Terrace Cemetery (General) Adelaide, South Australia Located in Catholic Western Ground |
| Memorials: | Adelaide Christian Brothers' College WW1 Roll of Honor |
World War 1 Service
| 27 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia | |
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| 16 Nov 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Gunner, 9061, 2nd Divisional Ammunition Column, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Macquarie embarkation_ship_number: A39 public_note: '' | |
| 16 Nov 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Gunner, 9061, 2nd Divisional Ammunition Column, HMAT Port Macquarie, Melbourne | |
| 24 Nov 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Gunner, 9061, 2nd Divisional Ammunition Column, Embarked for England on H.S. “WESTERN AUSTRALIA” at Rouen | |
| 17 Mar 1917: | Embarked AIF WW1, Gunner, 9061, 2nd Divisional Ammunition Column, Embarked on H.T. “BELTANA” at Plymouth for Australia | |
| 14 Jun 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, 9061, Discharged due to being medically unfit for War | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Gunner, 9061 |
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Before
Patrick Joseph Shevlin was born Aughnasloy, Ireland before moving to Norwood, Adelaide, Australia later, where he grew up. He was bought up in a Catholic family. Patrick was 5’4 in height and weighed 134lbs. He had a fair complexion, blue eyes and brown hair. Patrick was educated at Christian Brothers College. He was living in 14 Sheldon street, Norwood, South Australia. He was married to his wife, Mary Agnes Shevlin, and he is believed to have had children with Mary. Patrick and Mary married in the year of 1894. At the age of 42 and 4 months, he decided to enlist for the War. Before he went to the war he was a carpenter. Patrick Joseph Shevlin enlisted in Adelaide, South Australia on the 27th of August 1915 and had a service number of 9061. Before going to the war Patrick Joseph Shevlin had already served another time for 6 years. His unit was a Battery Field Artillery. He was discharged due to the term finishing.
Service
When Patrick Joseph Shevlin enlisted for the war, he was appointed to the 2nd Divisional Ammunition column. He embarked on the HMAT A39 “Pt. Macquarie”. Patrick Joseph Shevlin, along with the other men on the boat, embarked on the 16th of November 1916. Patrick’s role at this time was a gunner. A gunner is someone who fires the guns and they are also responsible for the guns and any damage of them. Patrick and the other passengers on board the HMAT A39 “Pt. Macquarie” disembarked at the end of March, in Marseilles and assembled at Abbeville in France. He was taken on strength to the 22nd Howitzer brigade from the 103rd battalion in early March of 1916. After this he was changed to a driver, the drivers were the men who drove the teams of horses which carried the guns.
He was later moved to the 5th Field artillery brigade where he was changed from a driver to a gunner and was known as gunner “in the field”. Later he was moved back to the 2nd Divisional ammunition column. Patrick Shevlin stayed in the 2nd Divisional ammunition column until being discharged.
Whilst at war, Patrick became ill and was out of action until the date of his discharge due to Influenza and Rheumatism. He embarked for England from France on the H.S. “WESTERN AUSTRALIA” at Rouen, France. Patrick disembarked two days later in England, which is where he was admitted to the 3rd Western General Hospital for Influenza and Rheumatism. He stayed at the 3rd Western General Hospital for seventeen days, in early December 1916 and he was transferred from 3rd Western Hospital to 2nd Auxiliary Hospital. The 2nd Auxiliary hospital was located in Southall, England.
He was then discharged from 2nd Auxiliary Hospital to be admitted to a hospital in Weymouth, England. On the 17th of March, 1917, Patrick Joseph Shevlin embarked on H.T. “BELTANA” at Plymouth, England for Australia. He travelled for months until arriving in Australia and being discharged for being medically unfit.
Returning home
Patrick Joseph was at World War 1 for a total of 1 year and 310 days before returning home and being discharged. Fortunately, Patrick Joseph Shevlin did arrive home. Although he returned home before the war ended, he returned due to being medically unfit. Patrick recovered from his illness and he lived until the age of 65 and passed away in 1938. Patrick’s wife, Mary, passed away 4 years before in 1934. Both Patrick and Mary’s graves are located at the West terrace cemetery. Patrick is located in the Catholic Western Ground in row NN.
ANZAC spirit
The ANZAC spirit is very important to Australia and New Zealand as it defines our country and our unity. The ANZAC spirit includes courage, ingenuity, good humour, and mateship. These were showed through all the soldiers who went to war but they were courageous in the way when these soldiers went to war and risked their life to protect others. The soldiers show good humour and mateship with the bonds and friendships they created with each other whilst at battle.
It was around 2 years after the war began and many men stopped enlisting for the war as the word was getting out about what war was really like. In 1916, Patrick Shevlin showed true ANZAC spirit in that he wanted to go on a journey to represent his country and to help others. He showed a large amount of courage and bravery although he did not know what the conditions of war would be like the word that was spreading wasn’t what everybody thought the war would be like. Even though Patrick Shevlin knew this he left his wife and 3 children to help support not only then but his country too. Although the conditions of the war were horrible, he wanted to serve and protect his country even though there was a possibility that he might not come home.