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Joseph Wilie SHARRAD

Regimental number398
Date of birth27 September 1892
Place of birthAdelaide, South Australia
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationPorter
Address22 Eton Street, Unley, South Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22
Height5' 10.5"
Weight167 lbs
Next of kinFather, William F Sharrad, Yorketown, South Australia
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date20 August 1914
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll24 August 1914
Place of enlistmentMorphettville, South Australia
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name10th Battalion, A Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/27/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board Transport A11 Ascanius on 20 October 1914
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll10th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 4 September 1915
Discharge date18 May 1916
Family/military connectionsBrother: 288 Pte Victor Wallace SHARRAD, 50th Bn, returned to Australia, 8 October 1918.
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Wounded in action, 25 April 1915 (gun shot wound, left femur).

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Ulysses', 4 September 1915; discharged (medically unfit), Adelaide, 18 May 1916.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death3 April 1962
Age at death69
Place of burialCentennial Park Cemetery, Adelaide, South Australia
SourcesNAA: B2455, SHARRAD Joseph Wilie

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