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John Sheehan

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Headstone of Private John Sheehan (11957). Haringhe (Bandaghem) Military Cemetery, Poperinge, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. New Zealand War Graves Trust (BEBP2178). CC BY-NC-ND 4.0.
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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    John AWMM
  • Surname
    Sheehan AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 11957 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi
  • Hapū
  • Waka
  • Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
    1882 Public - donna - Direct descendant - 21 July 2016 - family papers
  • Place of birth
    riverton south island new zealand Public - donna - Direct descendant - 21 July 2016 - family papers
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    wanganui new zealand Public - donna - Direct descendant - 21 July 2016 - war records
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    WW1 Mrs Ellen Sheehan (mother), Winton, Southland, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    single Public - donna - Direct descendant - 21 July 2016 - family papers

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 11957 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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  • Medals and Awards

Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Enlistment
    WW1 Unknown AWMM Bushman/Civilian AWMM
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes
    Died of Disease, Cause of Death AWMM
    Pneumonia AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • John Sheehan was the son of Michael and Ellen Sheehan, of Winton, New Zealand. Native of Ireland. AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    16 March 1918 AWMM
    Age 36 AWMM
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  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Died of Disease AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Haringhe (Bandaghem) Military Cemetery, Poperinge, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium AWMM I. D. 4. AWMM
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  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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