SHANAHAN F.X.

SHANAHAN F.X.

Given Names: Francis Xavia

Service Number: 2508

Unit: 59th Battalion, 5th reinforcements

Rank: Private

Paybook Number:

Age: 22 Yrs 9 Mths

Occupation: Labourer

Marital Status: Single

Religion: Roman Catholic

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION

Height: 5 Ft 8¼ In

Weight: 149 Lbs

Chest: 33½-37 In

Hair: Brown

Eyes: Grey

Complexion: Dark

ENLISTMENT

Date Enlisted: 12/7/1916

Place: Melbourne

Next of Kin: FATHER William Shanahan

72 Cobden Street, Kew, Victoria

Embarkation Date: 25/9/1916

Port: Melbourne

Ship: HMAT Shropshire A9

END OF WAR

Status: Returned to Australia

Ship: Borda

Embarked: 5/4/1918

Disembarked:

Unit: 59th Battalion

Rank: Private

Discharge Date: 4/7/1918

Place:

MEDALS AND AWARDS

14/15 Star: Not earned

British War Medal: 53983

Victory Medal: 52804

Other:

BIRTH

Date or Year: 6/10/1893

Place: Frankston, Victoria

Father: William Henry SHANAHAN

Mother: Jenny Cecelia CARTER

MARRIAGE

Year:

Place:

Spouse:

DEATH

Date or Year: 21/4/1976

Place: Heidelberg, Victoria

Burial: Fawkner Cemetery, Victoria

SERVICE RECORD HIGHLIGHTS

Admitted to hospital 10/1/1918 with fractured right leg (accidental)