Regimental number | 5190 |
Place of birth | North Melbourne Victoria |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Tinsmith |
Address | 66 Canning Street, North Melbourne, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 24 |
Next of kin | Father, A Shields, 66 Canning Street, North Melbourne, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 6th Battalion, 16th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/23/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A23 Suffolk on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 57th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | France |
Age at death from cemetery records | 24 |
Place of burial | Guards' Cemetery (Plot V, Row E, Grave No. 9), Lesboeufs, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 164 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Andrew and Jane SHIELDS. Native of North Melbourne |
Family/military connections | Cousins: Possibly No.7528 (1032) Hugh Alexander Shields, 11th Battalion, who was killed in action at ...... on 24 April 1918 and Charles Morrison, killed in action in France. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |