Michael Francis O'SHEA

O'SHEA, Michael Francis

    Service Number: 932
    Enlisted: 19 January 1916, Armidale, New South Wales
    Last Rank: Sergeant
    Last Unit: 3rd Machine Gun Battalion
    Born: Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia, 28 May 1892
    Home Town: Attunga, Tamworth Municipality, New South Wales
    Schooling: Not yet discovered
    Occupation: Draper
    Died: New South Wales, Australia , 25 January 1993, aged 100 years, cause of death not yet discovered
    Cemetery: Point Clare General Cemetery, New South Wales, Australia
    Lawn Section 7, Row 36, Grave 23
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    World War 1 Service

    19 Jan 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 932, Armidale, New South Wales
    4 May 1916: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 932, 33rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Marathon, Sydney
    4 May 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 932, 33rd Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Marathon embarkation_ship_number: A74 public_note: ''
    14 Feb 1917: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 9th Machine Gun Company, From 33rd Battalion
    25 Feb 1918: Transferred AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 3rd Machine Gun Battalion, From 9th Machine Gun Company. Holding a temporary of SGt.
    19 Apr 1918: Wounded AIF WW1, Sergeant, 932, 3rd Machine Gun Battalion, Gassed. Invalided to England on 22 April 1918
    10 Oct 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 932, 3rd Machine Gun Battalion

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    Biography contributed by Carol Foster

    Son of William O'Shea and Catherine O'Shea of Dysart Estate, Attunga, NSW.

    Commenced return to Australia on 12 July 1919 aboard HT City of Exeter disembarking on 26 August 1919

    Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

    During 1928c Michael married Irene Lillian Higgins in Sydney, NSW.

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