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SHERIDAN, Phillip Dennis Joseph
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2978 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 59th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Armidale, New South Wales, 1896 |
| Home Town: | Blacktown, Blacktown, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Copeton Public School |
| Occupation: | Grocer's assistant |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 26 September 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Blacktown War Memorial, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 3 Nov 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2978, 59th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' | |
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| 3 Nov 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2978, 59th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Sydney | |
| 26 Sep 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2978, 59th Infantry Battalion, Polygon Wood |
Personal Stories
Phillip Dennis Sheridan
Phillip Dennis Sheridan was born in Armidale, NSW and was a grocer before he enlisted, and was the son of Peter and Elizabeth Sheridan. He enlisted in 1916 aged 21
Serving with the 59th Infantry Battalion, Phillip was wounded at the battle of Polygon Wood and died of his wounds the same day
Phillip Dennis Sheridan is remembered with honour at the Blacktown Soldiers Memorial.
Submitted 22 November 2016 by Cheryl Kersivien
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