Regimental number | 8701 |
Place of birth | Newcastle New South Wales |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Merewether, Newcastle, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18 |
Next of kin | Father, John Joseph Shearer, Railway Street, Merewether, Newcastle, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | Field Ambulance 8, Reinforcement 2 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 26/51/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A35 Berrima on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 8th Field Ambulance |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Plaque in New South Wales Garden of Remembrance |
Medals |
Military Medal 'While he was on duty at A.C.S. near Noreuil on the morning of 15th May at 1 a.m. word was brought that some men were lying wounded in a dug-out which had been blown in. Despite an exceptional storm of H.E. and gas shells, this squad of men [SHEARER, 6759 Stanley Harrison WRIGHT, 6703 Kenelon Eustace COLLER] at once went to the assistance of the wounded. They adjusted gas masks, dressed the wounds of the patients and carried them to the A.C.S., a distance of some 200 yards. Throughout the whole of these proceedings they were subjected to an intense barrage. Their courageous conduct undoubtedly saved the patients lives.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 189 Date: |
Other details | Medals: Military Medal, 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death |