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Percival Michael SHEEDY

Regimental number317
Place of birthGundagai, New South Wales
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationLabourer
AddressMurray Street, Cootamundra, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20
Height5' 6.5"
Weight138 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs Katherine Sheedy, Murray Street, Cootamundra, New South Wales
Previous military serviceyes 44 inf A Comp
Enlistment date4 February 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll4 February 1915
Place of enlistmentLiverpool, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name18th Battalion, A Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/35/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board Transport A40 Ceramic on 25 June 1915
Regimental number from Nominal Roll8964
Rank from Nominal RollDriver
Unit from Nominal Roll20th Company, Australian Army Service Corps
FateReturned to Australia 23 July 1919
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll)Listed as Percival Mitchell on the Nominal Roll
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Michael and Maria
Discharge date14 December 1919
Other details

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Main', 23 July 1919; disembarked Sydney, 15 October 1919; discharged (termination of period of enlistment), Sydney, 14 December 1919.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Death attributed to war service.
Date of death4 April 1932
Age at death38
Place of burialManly Cemetery, New South Wales
SourcesNAA: B2455, SHEEDY Percival Michael

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