Regimental number | 3439 |
Place of birth | Bellerive, Tasmania |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Farm hand |
Address | Bellerive, Tasmania |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 19 |
Height | 5'9.75" |
Weight | 148 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, John Shea, Bellerive, Tasmania |
Previous military service | 93rd Infantry Cadets 2 months 93rd Inf |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Hobart, Tasmania |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 40th Battalion, 8th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/57/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A20 Hororata on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 40th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John and Hannah SHEA |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Anchises', 28 February 1919; disembarked Melbourne, 17 April 1919, for onward travel to Hobart; discharged (medically unfit), Hobart, 22 November 1919. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 25 |
Place of burial | Cornelian Bay Cemetery, Hobart, Tasmania |
Sources | NAA: B2455, SHEA Allan Emanuel |