Vincent Rutherford O'SHANNASSY

O'SHANNASSY, Vincent Rutherford

    Service Numbers: 3126, 3125, 3126
    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
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    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
    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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    Biography 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

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