| Regimental number | 3903 |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Occupation | Railway porter |
| Address | Corner of Donald and Kew Streets, Hamilton, Newcastle, New South Wales |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 20 |
| Height | 5' 4.5" |
| Weight | 112 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, T Sheridan, corner of Donald and Kew Streets, Hamilton, Newcastle, New South Wales |
| Previous military service | Served in the 39th Field Engineers. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Newcastle, New South Wales |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 3rd Battalion, 12th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/20/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A7 Medic on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 54th Battalion |
| Fate | Returned to Australia |
| Discharge date | |
| Family/military connections | Brothers: [962] Lt Harry SHERIDAN, 8th Light Horse Regiment, returned to Australia, 16 January 1919; 1881 Corporal Thomas Clyde SHERIDAN, 16th Australian Light Railway Operating Company, returned to Australia, 20 May 1919; 2737 Pte John William SHERIDAN, 17th Bn, returned to Australia, 8 April 1919; 3078 Pte Joseph Arthur SHERIDAN, 14th Light Horse Regiment, returned to Australia, 24 July 1919. |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Taken on strength, 3rd Bn, Serapeum, 17 March 1916. Proceeded from Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 22 March 1916; disembarked Marseilles, 28 March 1916. Wounded in action, France, 27 July 1916 (shell shock); admitted to 8th Stationary Hospital, Rouen, 26 July 1916; transferred to No 1 Convalescent Depot, Rouen, 26 July 1916; to No 5 Convalescent Depot, Boulogne, 10 August 1916; to 1st Australian Division Base Depot, Etaples, 28 September 1916; joined 54th Bn, 11 October 1916. Admitted to 6th Australian Field Ambulance, 26 September 1917 (not yet diagnosed: NYD); transferred to New Zealand Stationary Hospital, Wisquis, 1 October 1917; to 2nd Australian General Hospital, Wimereux, 8 October 1917; to No 1 Convalescent Depot, Boulogne, 16 October 1917 (now diagnosed shell shock); discharged to Base, 3 November 1917; rejoined unit, 18 November 1917. Detached for duty with 28th Company, AASC, 21 November 1917. Admitted to 14th Australian Field Ambulance, 2 March 1918 (trench fever); transferred to Divisional Rest Station,2 March 1918; discharged to duty, 6 March 1918, and rejoined unit same day. Attached for duty with 5th Machine Gun Bn, 19 March 1918; rejoined unit from detachment, 12 May 1918. To United Kingdom on leave, 6 June 1918; rejoined unit from leave, 24 June 1918. Admitted to 4th Australian Field Ambulance, 11 July 1918, and transferred same day to 10th Casualty Clearing Station (abcess, right buttock); to Ambulance Train, 14 July 1918, and admitted to 3rd General Hospital, Le Treport; to England, 21 July 1918, and admitted to 1st Eastern General Hospital, Cambridge, 22 July 1918; granted furlough, 21 September-5 October 1918, to report to No 1 Command Depot; admitted to 2nd Auxiliary Hospital, Southall, 25 September 1918 (diptheria); transferred to Western Fever Hospital, Fulham, 26 September 1918; to 2nd Auxiliary Hospital, 14 October 1918 (tonsillitis); discharged on furlough, 22 October 1918, to report to No 4 Command Depot, Hurdcott, 1 November 1918. Married Mabel Tomlinson at the Church of St Mary & St Charles, Wisbech, Norfolk, 29 October 1918. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Orontes', 20 December 1918; disembarked Sydney, 1 February 1919; discharged (medically unfit), 13 April 1919. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Date of death | |
| Place of burial | Newcastle Memorial Park Cemetery & Crematorium |
Postal Address:
Po Box 7916
Canberra BC 2610, Australia
Street Address:
Northcott Drive,
Campbell, ACT 2600
