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O'SHEA, Daniel
(Service number 6/2719)

Daniel O'Shea (seated on the right), circa 1915 — Daniel, pictured here with three unidentified fellow soldiers, served at Gallipoli before dying on the Western Front in 1916. (Courtesy of P Buchanan, South Canterbury Museum L2013/008.01)

Headstone, Daniel O'Shea — Daniel O'Shea died in service in France in 1916. (Courtesy of P Buchanan, South Canterbury Museum L2013/008.02)

Temuka War Memorial, pictured in 2007 — (South Canterbury Museum 2013/155.25 #01)

Temuka War Memorial dedication inscription, pictured in 2007 — (South Canterbury Museum 2013/155.25 #05)

Temuka War Memorial plaque, names M-Y, pictured in 2007 — (South Canterbury Museum )

Sacred Heart Basilica memorial plaque, photographed about 2010 — (South Canterbury Museum )

Aliases	Dan
First Rank	Private	Last Rank	Private

Birth

Date	08/06/1894	Place of Birth	Temuka

Enlistment Information

Date	17 April 1915	Age	21
Address at Enlistment	High Street, Timaru
Occupation	Labourer
Previous Military Experience	43 Coy Senior Cadets
Marital Status	Single
Next of Kin	P. O'SHEA (father), High Street, Timaru
Religion	Roman Catholic
Medical Information	Examination Passed. Fit For Service.

Military Service

Served with	NZ Armed Forces	Served in	Army
Military District

Embarkation Information

Body on Embarkation	6th Reinforcements
Unit, Squadron, or Ship	Canterbury Infantry Battalion
Date	14 August 1915
Transport	Willochra or Tofua
Embarked From	Wellington	Destination	Suez, Egypt

Other Units Served With
Last Unit Served With	Canterbury Infantry Regiment, 1st Battalion

Military Awards

Campaigns	Balkans (Gallipoli) 1915; Western European
Service Medals	1914-1915 Star: British War Medal, Victory Medal.
Military Awards

Award Circumstances and Date

No information

Prisoner of War Information

Date of Capture
Where Captured and by Whom
Actions Prior to Capture
PoW Serial Number
PoW Camps
Days Interned
Liberation Date

Discharge

Date		Reason

Hospitals, Wounds, Diseases and Illnesses

Admitted To Hospital (Trentham Camp) 30/7/1915; Sore Throat, Discharged 2/8/1915; Wounded in action in the field 16/9/1916; Admitted To No 6 General Hospital, Rouen France 18/9/16; Died of multiple wounds 21/9/1916.

Post-war Occupations

Death

Date	21 September 1916	Age	22
Place of Death	France
Cause	Died of wounds
Notices	Timaru Herald 2 October 1916
Memorial or Cemetery	St Sever Cemetery, Rouen, Seine-Maritime, France
Memorial Reference	B. 17. 34. Grave Number 4136
New Zealand Memorials	On Memorial wall, Timaru; Basilica of the Sacred Heart; Temuka RSA Roll of Honour; Temuka War Memorial

Biographical Notes

Third son of Patrick & Elizabeth (McAULIFFE) O'SHEA, of Timaru. Brother of Cornelius O'SHEA, also killed in action in 1917.

Sources

Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [21 July 2013]; CWGC [04 August 2013]; Timaru Herald 2 Oct 1916

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Researched and Written by

Patrina Buchanan

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