O'SHANNASSY, Vincent Rutherford
Service Numbers: | 3126, 3125, 3126 |
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Enlisted: | 3 April 1916, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria. Attestation paper gives his number as 3125 |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 1st Machine Gun Battalion |
Born: | Beulah, Victoria, Australia, 1895 |
Home Town: | Manangatang, Swan Hill, Victoria |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Farmer |
Died: | Sea Lake, Victoria, Australia, 10 September 1960, cause of death not yet discovered |
Cemetery: |
Manangatang Cemetery, Victoria Church of England area |
Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
3 Apr 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3126, 3125, 39th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria. Attestation paper gives his number as 3125 | |
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19 Feb 1917: | Involvement Private, 3126, 39th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ballarat embarkation_ship_number: A70 public_note: '' | |
19 Feb 1917: | Embarked Private, 3126, 39th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ballarat, Melbourne | |
23 Oct 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 1st Machine Gun Battalion , From 39th Battalion | |
18 Nov 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3126, 3125, 1st Machine Gun Battalion , Discharged at the 3rd Military District |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of William Vincent O'Shannassy and Christina O'Shannassy nee Nelson of Manangatang, Victoria.
Commenced return to Australia on 19 August 1919 aboard HT Ajana disembarking on 9 October 1919 at Sydney for onward travel to Melbourne
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Husband of Ida Aurora 'Dolly' O'Shannassy nee Haggblom. Vincent and Ida married during 1932c in Victoria