| Regimental number | 2690 |
| Place of birth | Crystal Brook, South Australia |
| School | Crystal Brook Public School, South Australia |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Occupation | Engine cleaner |
| Address | Crystal Brook, South Australia |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 21.9 |
| Height | 5' 6" |
| Weight | 120 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Agnes Ann Shea, Crystal Brook, South Australia |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Keswick, South Australia |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 10th Battalion, 8th Reinforcement |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A68 Anchises on |
| Regimental number from Nominal Roll | 2690A |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 50th Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of death or wounding | France |
| Age at death | 24 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 24 |
| Place of burial | Tyne Cot Cemetery (Plot LXIII, Row G, Grave No. 4), Passchendaele, Belgium |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 151 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Cornelius and Agnes SHEA, Crystal Brook South Australia |
| Family/military connections | Brother: 3202 Lance Corporal Cornelius Patrick SHEA, 50th Bn, killed in action, 2 April 1919. |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, SHEA Charles James |