Regimental number | 10221 |
Place of birth | Bombala, New South Wales |
School | Corranbong Public School, New South Wales |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Timber getter |
Address | Cooranbong via Morriset, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Next of kin | Father, A Shiels, Cooranbong via Morriset, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Gunner |
Unit name | Reinforcement 2 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 13/33/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A35 Berrima on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Gunner |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 5th Field Artillery Brigade |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Ypres, Belgium |
Age at death | 24 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 24 |
Place of burial | Belgian Battery Corner Cemetery (Plot I, Row O, Grave No. 10), Ypres, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 14 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Son of Ellen SHIELS, cooranbong, New South Wales. Native of Bombala, New South Wales |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |