O'SHEA, Michael Patrick
| Service Numbers: | 137, 14272 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 August 1914, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | Australian Army Service Corps AIF |
| Born: | Steiglitz, Victoria, Australia, 1891 |
| Home Town: | Carlton, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Driver, Watchmaker |
| Died: | Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia, 29 June 1948, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Fawkner Memorial Park Cemetery, Victoria Roman Catholic, Row U, Grave 7845 |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 17 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 137, 7th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 19 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 137, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne | |
| 19 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 137, 7th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 17 Aug 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 137, 7th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Wound to the left foot | |
| 30 Apr 1916: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 137, 7th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit due to shell shock | |
| 20 Feb 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Driver, 14272, Australian Army Service Corps AIF, Re-enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria. | |
| 10 May 1917: | Embarked AIF WW1, Driver, 14272, Australian Army Service Corps AIF, Embarked HT Clan McGillivray at Melbourne, Victoria | |
| 18 Jan 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Driver, 14272, Australian Army Service Corps AIF, Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit |
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Son of Thomas O'Shea and Mary Ann O'Shea nee Langihan of Victoria
Next of kin given as his cousin Mrs Kendlar of Rathdown Street, Carlton, Victoria later given as his sister Jane O'Shea of Collins Street, Kalgoorlie, WA.
Commenced return to Australia (first time)on 21 January 1916 aboard HT Commonwealth disembarking on 29 February 1916
Disembarked at Durban, South Africa on 29 June 1917 due to sickness he later commenced return to Australia (second time) on 3 August 1917 aboard HS Karoola disembarking on 18 August 1917 at Fremantle, WA for onward travel to Melbourne aboard HT Berrima.
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal