| Regimental number | 1707 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Wilton, New South Wales |
| School | St Joseph's College, New South Wales |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Occupation | Gardener |
| Address | Mittagong, New South Wales |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 25 |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Mary Isabel Sheil, Mittagong, New South Wales |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 1st Light Horse Regiment, 12th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/6/3 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A72 Beltana on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Gunner |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 4th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Fate | Died of wounds |
| Age at death | 25 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 26 |
| Place of burial | Vaulx Australian Field Ambulance Cemetery (Row B, Grave No. 5), France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 13 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated in Welby Cemetery, New South Wales. Parents: John Thomas SHEIL (d. 9 April 1915, age 54; bu. Welby Cemetery, New South Wales) and Mary SHEIL, 'Glen Lorne', Mittagong, New South Wales |
| Other details | Contracted illness in Egypt and treated at Ghezireh Hospital. Went to France in March 1916. Badly wounded at Noreuil Gully, near Bullecourt, 20 April 1917. 'after his wounds had been dressed in an adjacent dug-out, he died whilst being conveyed to hospital'. |
| Place of burial | Vaux, 3 miles from Bapaume, France |
Postal Address:
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Canberra BC 2610, Australia
Street Address:
Northcott Drive,
Campbell, ACT 2600
