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SHANAHAN, James William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1606 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 31 Infantry Battalion AMF |
| Born: | Castletown, County Cork, Ireland, 30 October 1893 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Postal Service |
| Died: | Natural Causes, St Kilda, Victoria, Australia, 30 August 1976, aged 82 years |
| Cemetery: |
Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne Roman Catholic, Compartment A, Section 13, Plot 40. Buried with his first wife Lily Celia Shanahan |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 5 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 1606, 31st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Bakara embarkation_ship_number: A41 public_note: '' | |
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| 5 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 1606, 31st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Bakara, Melbourne | |
| 19 Jul 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1606, 31st Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), Gun shot wound and shrapnel wounds to both arms. Boarded the HS Cambria. Embarked to England to No3. Canadian General | |
| 3 Nov 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1606, 31 Infantry Battalion AMF, Wounded in field, GSW to R shoulder with A.T to France. Admitted to GH in Rouen 5/11/16 Transferred to England 7/11/16 | |
| 26 Sep 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1606, 31 Infantry Battalion AMF, Polygon Wood, SW head and GSW to Leg, Transferred to 3rd Auxillary Hospital, England. |
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