SHERIDAN, Thomas Francis
| Service Numbers: | 2148, 2148A |
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| Enlisted: | 3 April 1916, Served as a Permanent Soldier for 5 years in R.A.G.A. and 8 years on the Instructional Staff, Australian Military Forces. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 44th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Woolloomooloo, New South Wales, Australia, 22 November 1876 |
| Home Town: | Perenjori, Perenjori, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Yarrawonga Roman Catholic Convent, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Fettler |
| Died: | Newcastle West, New South Wales, Australia, 8 May 1945, aged 68 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Sandgate General Cemetery, Newcastle, NSW CATHOLIC 2-55. 120. |
| Memorials: | Geraldton Western Australian Government Railways & Tramways Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 3 Apr 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2148, 44th Infantry Battalion, Served as a Permanent Soldier for 5 years in R.A.G.A. and 8 years on the Instructional Staff, Australian Military Forces. | |
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| 10 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 2148, 44th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Suffolk embarkation_ship_number: A23 public_note: '' | |
| 10 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 2148, 44th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Suffolk, Fremantle | |
| 10 Jul 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2148A, 44th Infantry Battalion, 5th MD |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Evan Evans
From Gary Mitchell, Sandgate Cemetery
Good News! A Returned Veteran of The Great War resting in an unmarked grave at Sandgate Cemetery to have his Honour and Dignity restored.
Private Thomas Francis Sheridan, 44th Battalion (Reg No-2148A), fettler from Coorow via Perenjori, Western Australia and 12 Railway Street, Newcastle West, New South Wales, was laid to rest at Sandgate Cemetery on the Thursday afternoon of the 10th May 1945, age 68. CATHOLIC 2-55. 120.
Born at Woolloomooloo, New South Wales on the 22nd November 1876 to Henry Lawrence and Elizabeth Sheridan nee Healy of 94 Darby Street, Cooks Hill, New South Wales, Thomas enlisted May 1916 at Perth, Western Australia.
Admitted to hospital 11.9.1917 (defective vision), 3.1.1919 (influenza), 25.1.1919 (trench fever), Thomas was invalided home May 1919, being discharged on the 10th July 1919.
I located Mr. Sheridan resting in an unmarked grave, another Forgotten Digger of The Great War, so August 2020 I placed a cross adorned with poppies at his gravesite to honour his service and sacrifice with the 1st A.I.F.
Served as a Permanent Soldier for 5 years in R.A.G.A. and 8 years on the Instructional Staff, Australian Military Forces.
I submitted an application to DVA asking for a Commonwealth War Graves Plaque, curbing and marble chip September 2021, and this was accepted September 2021.
I will post photos when gravesite complete.
Lest We Forget.
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