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John Joseph SHANAHAN

Regimental number3615
Place of birthWaverley, New South Wales
SchoolMount Carmel Brothers, Waterloo, Sydney, NSW (Catholic)
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationStoreman
Address32 Hanover Street, Waterloo, Sydney, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18
Next of kinMother, Mrs M J Shanahan, 32 Hanover Street, Waterloo, Sydney, New South Wales
Enlistment date15 August 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name17th Battalion, 8th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/34/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A60 Aeneas on 20 December 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll17th Battalion
FateDied of disease 10 June 1916
Place of death or woundingFrance
Age at death19.1
Age at death from cemetery records19
Place of burialBailleul Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot II, Row B, Grave No. 174), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
84
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John and Marie SHANAHAN, 2 Mary Street, Waterloo, New South Wales

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