Regimental number | 3242 |
Place of birth | Noorongong, Victoria |
School | No. 3073 State School, Noorongong, Victoria |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Miner |
Address | Moorongong via Tallangatta, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 32 |
Next of kin | Mother, Ellen Shanahan, Moorongong via Tallangatta, Victoria |
Previous military service | Served 3 months with RAFA, Victoria Barracks, Melbourne, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Acting Corporal |
Unit name | 22nd Battalion, 7th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/39/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A73 Commonwealth on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sergeant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 57th Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Villers-Bretonneux, France |
Age at death | 26.6 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 26 |
Place of burial | Pernois British Cemetery (Plot I, Row B, Grave No. 8), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 164 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Timothy and Ellen SHANAHAN, Moorongong, Tallangatta, Victoria |
Family/military connections | Brother: 2790 Pte Anthoney SHANAHAN, killed in action, 1 July 1916. |