John Maurice SHEEHAN

Regimental number58816
OccupationBlacksmith
Next of kinMother, Mrs Hannah Sheehan, 6 Usk Street, Oamaru
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Rifle Brigade Reinforcements, H Company (29)
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT No 93 Corinthic on 13 October 1917
Final rankRifleman
Final unit2nd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateKilled in Action 26 August 1918
Age at death from cemetery records30
Place of burialVaulx Hill Cemetery (Plot I, Row C, Grave No 2), Pas de Calais, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: David and Hannah Sheehan, Fairlie
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 72, p. 26