SHEEHAN, James
| Service Number: | Q106054 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 15 May 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 47th Infantry Battalion AMF |
| Born: | Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia, 12 November 1920 |
| Home Town: | Bundaberg, Bundaberg, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Sugar Cane Farmer |
| Died: | Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia, 12 August 1987, aged 66 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Bundaberg Crematorium & Memorial Park |
| Memorials: |
World War 2 Service
| 15 May 1941: | Involvement Private, Q106054, reserved occupation | |
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| 15 May 1941: | Enlisted | |
| 15 May 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, Q106054, 47th Infantry Battalion AMF | |
| 30 May 1942: | Discharged | |
| 30 May 1942: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, Q106054, 47th Infantry Battalion AMF |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Chris Buckley
Youngest of the three brothers (Les and Pan) who served in WWII, Private James Sheehan (Service No:Q106054) served in the ACMF with 47th Battalion from 15 May 1941 to 30 May 1942 (Essential Occupation).
Jim was born in Bundaberg QLD in 1920, tenth of fifteen children of William Sheehan (b1877 in Brisbane QLD) and Louisa Bertha Walk (b1885 in Bundaberg, QLD). William was a Labourer in Bundaberg when he and Louisa married in 1905, and settled at Barolin via Bundaberg. William was a Sugar Cane Farmer until his death in 1938. Louisa died in 1931.
Jim worked as a Labourer/Sugar Cane Farmer in the Bundaberg region - Barolin and South Kalkie - until his death in 1987.
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