Regimental number | 960 |
Place of birth | Collector, New South Wales |
School | Collector Public School, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | Lurida via Collector, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 22 |
Next of kin | Father, J T Sheridan, Lurida via Collector, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 1st Light Horse Regiment, 5th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/6/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Newcastle, New South Wales, on board HMAT A41 Bakara on |
Regimental number from Nominal Roll | 960A |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Driver |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 12th Field Artillery Brigade |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Died of illness on 29 April 1914. |
Fate | Died of disease |
Place of death or wounding | Wimereux, France |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 25 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 24 |
Place of burial | Wimereux Communal Cemetery (Plot II, Row J, Grave No. I), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 17 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated on St Edmund's Anglican Church Roll of Honour, Gunning, New South Wales: 'In memory of the men of this Parish who made the supreme sacrifice of their life in the fight for Truth and Freedom.' Parents: John and Emma SHERIDAN, Collector, New South Wales |
Family/military connections | Brother: 1972 Pte Fred Parker SHERIDAN, 55th Bn, returned to Australia, 2 June 1919. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |