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O'SHEA, Joseph
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3407 |
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| Enlisted: | 12 August 1915, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 48th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Junee, New South Wales, Australia, 1887 |
| Home Town: | Neutral Bay, North Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Cook |
| Died: | Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia, 23 February 1961, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 12 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3407, 15th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD | |
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| 21 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 3407, 15th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Seang Bee, Brisbane | |
| 21 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 3407, 15th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Bee embarkation_ship_number: A48 public_note: '' | |
| 6 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 47th Infantry Battalion, From 15th Battalion | |
| 7 Aug 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3407, 47th Infantry Battalion, Shell shock | |
| 25 Aug 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 48th Infantry Battalion, From the 47th Battalion | |
| 1 Oct 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3407, 48th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 1st Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of E. C. O'Shea of Crown Street, Junee, NSW.
Commenced return to Australia on 23 June 1919 aboard HT Orita disembarking on 9 August 1919 at Sydney for onward travel to Brisbane.
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal