Ancestor Details

Ancestor's Name: Daniel Sheehan

Ancestor's date of birth: 18/10/1876

Ancestor's date of death: 27/07/1956

Cause of Death: Age related.

Service and Life Before the Boer War: Farmer and professional Bike rider

Service Number: 348

Colony or State of enlistment: VIC, Place of Enlistment: Elmore

Unit: 2^nd Victorian Mounted Rifles

Rank attained in Boer War: PTE, Date Effective: 1900

Highest Rank attained (if served after war): PTE, Date Effective: 1941

Murray Page: 239

Contingent: Second Victorian

Ship: Euryalus, Date of Sailing: 13/01/1900

Memorial details: Detail not provided.

Awards/Decorations/Commendations: Queen's South Africa Medal with clasps, Australian Service Medal 1939 - 1945.

Personal Characteristics: Detail not provided.

Reasons to go and fight: Detail not provided.

Details of service in war: Selected for the Coronation Contingent for King Edward the 7^th, 1902.

Service and life after the Boer War: Married Jessie Beaton. Served with the 3 Garrison Braiade, Australian Army 16 Jun 1941 to 31 Jul 1942 No V15915. He apparently changed his date of birth 18 Oct 1887 to join.

Descendant Details

Name of Descendant: Russell Leonard Sheehan, Castlemaine VIC
Relationship to Ancestor: Grandson

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