Thomas Jeremiah SHEAHAN

Regimental number10/516
Date of birth29 January 1894
Place of birthKaponga
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationHairdresser and tobacconist
AddressTaihape
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20.7
Height5' 6"
Weight132 lbs
Next of kinMrs J Sheahan, Stratford
Previous military service'D' Company, 7th (Wellington West Coast) Regiment
Enlistment date17 August 1914
Place of enlistmentWanganui
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Wellington Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 10 Arawa on 16 October 1914
Final rankPrivate
Final unitWellington Infantry Regiment
FateCommenced return to New Zealand 17 February 1916
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Embarked Wellington, 16 October 1914; disembarked Alexandria, Egypt, 3 December 1914.

Embarked Alexandria to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force (Gallipoli Campaign), 12 April 1915.

Wounded in action, 27 April 1915 (bullet wound, back and penetrating lung); admitted to No.17 General Hospital, Alexandria, 2 May 1915; embarked for England, 16 May 1915; to No.1 Southern General Hospital, Birmingham, 29 May 1915; to Stourbridge Section, 21 August 1915; marched into Base Depot, 23 November 1915.

Granted furlough, 29 November 1915.

Marched out of Base Depot, Weymouth, 11 January 1916, and marched into NZ Base Depot, Grey Towers, the same day.

Commenced return to New Zealand from Plymouth on board HS 'Turakina', 17 February 1916; disembarked New Zealand, 10 April 1916; discharged, 10 May 1916.

Total war service: 1 year 267 days (of which 1 year 178 days were abroad).

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 7816321