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Joseph Arthur SHERIDAN

Regimental number3078
Place of birthMurrundi, New South Wales
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationCall boy
AddressHamilton, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18
Next of kinMother, Mrs Annie Sheridan, 11 Donald Street, Hamilton, New South Wales
Enlistment date9 March 1917
Place of enlistmentNewcastle, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit nameApril 1917 Reinforcements
AWM Embarkation Roll number11/14/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A15 Port Sydney on 9 May 1917
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll14th Light Horse Regiment
FateReturned to Australia 24 July 1919
Discharge date28 September 1919
Other details

War service: embarked Sydney, 9 May 1917; disembarked Suez, 20 June 1917, and marched in to Isolation Camp, Moascar.

Marched out of Isolation Camp and taken on strength, Anzac Reserve Depot, Abbassia, 16 July 1917.

Joined No 4 Company, Imperial Camel Corps, Ferry Post, 6 September 1917.

Transferred to 14th Light Horse Regiment on reorganistion, 1 July 1918.

Commenced return to Australia from Kantara on board HT 'Dongala', 24 July 1919; found guilty, at sea, 14 August 1919, of being absent from 6.30 am parade, 13 August: deprived of 1 day's pay, and confined to barracks for 1 day; disembarked Sydney, 28 August 1919; discharged, Sydney, 28 September 1919.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsName entered incorrectly on Embarkation Roll as SHERIDEN.

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