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Denis Archibald SHEIL

Regimental number4567
Place of birthPicton, New South Wales
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationLabourer
AddressBrisbane, Queensland
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation43
Height5' 10"
Weight175 lbs
Next of kinWife, Mrs B Sheil, Logan Village, Queensland
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date7 September 1915
Place of enlistmentBrisbane, Queensland
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name9th Battalion, 14th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/26/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A62 Wandilla on 31 January 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll47th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 13 February 1917
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll)*Denis spelt Dennis
Date of death2 August 1930
Age at death from cemetery records48
Place of burialBulimba Cemetery (Plot/Row 5, Grave No. 188), New South Wales
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
144
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Husband of Mrs Bridget SHEIL 13 Sackville Street, Milton, Brisbane
Discharge date23 May 1917
Other details

War service: Western Front

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Ulysses', 13 February 1917; disembarked Brisbane, 12 April 1917; discharged (medically unfit), Brisbane, 23 May 1917.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death2 August 1920
Age at death48
Place of burialBulimba Cemetery, Brisbane, Queensland
SourcesNAA: B2455, SHEIL Denis Archibald

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