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James SHEA

Regimental number3371
Place of birthBalmain, Sydney, New South Wales
SchoolCatholic School
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationFarm labourer
AddressMount Hent, Camden, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation29
Next of kinFather, Daniel Shea, 18 Arundel Street, Forest Lodge, New South Wales
Enlistment date28 May 1917
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name33rd Battalion, 8th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/50/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A16 Port Melbourne on 16 July 1917
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll33rd Battalion
FateDied of wounds 20 April 1918
Place of death or woundingVillers-Bretonneux, France
Age at death30
Age at death from cemetery records30
Place of burialNamps-Au-Val British Cemetery (Plot II, Row B, Grave No. 22), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
123
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Daniel and Alice SHEA, 18 Arundel Stret, Forest Lodge, Sydney. Native of Balmain, New South Wales
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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