Regimental number | 3202 |
Place of birth | Crystal Brook, South Australia |
School | Crystal Brook Public School, South Australia |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Fireman |
Address | Crystal Brook, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 24.8 |
Height | 5' 5.75" |
Weight | 134 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Agnes Shea, Crystal Brook, South Australia |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Keswick, South Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 10th Battalion, 8th Reinforcement |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A68 Anchises on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 50th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | France |
Age at death | 26 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 26 |
Place of burial | Noreuil Australian Cemetery (Special Memorial Row B, Grave No. 39), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 151 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Cornelius and Agnes SHEA, Crystal Brook, South Australia |
Family/military connections | Brother: 2690 Pte Charles James SHEA, 50th Bn, killed in action, 26 September 1917. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, SHEA Cornelius Patrick |