Regimental number | 5617 |
Place of birth | Hobart, Tasmania |
School | Public School |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Wheeler |
Address | Minmi, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 19 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs J Shiels, opposite Police Station, Minmi, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Served in the Citizen Military Forces. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Sapper |
Unit name | Tunnelling Companies, October 1916, Reinforcements |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sapper |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st Tunnelling Company |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 20 |
Place of burial | Menin Road South Military Cemetery (Plot II, Row C, Grave No. 5), Ypres, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 27 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated in Minmi General Cemetery, New South Wales. Parents: Gilbert and Jessie SHIELS, Minmi, Newcastle, New South Wales |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |