Regimental number | 8042 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Tasmania |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Sleeper hewer |
Address | East Perth, Western Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 26 |
Next of kin | Friend, Mrs E Featherstone, 17 Padbury Street, East Perth, Western Australia |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 11th Battalion, 27th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/28/5 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A60 Aeneas on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 11th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Family/military connections | Brothers: Private Leonard Joseph Patrick SHIELDS, Regimental No. 2232, 12th Battalion killed in action 23-26 July 1916; Private Clarence SHIELDS, Regimental No. 2522, 15th Battalion returned to Australia 21 July 1918; Private Arthur John SHIELDS, Regimental No. 2842, 12th Battalion, died of wounds 30 July 1916 |
Other details | Son of Mrs Mary E Shields |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 83 |
Place of burial | Harvey Cemetery, Western Australia |