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SHEEHAN, Michael Bernard
(Service number 55635)

Rangitata Island School Honours Board — (Courtesy of L Naughton )

Aliases
First Rank	Rifleman	Last Rank	Rifleman

Birth

Date	10/06/1887	Place of Birth	Timaru

Enlistment Information

Date	2 May 1917	Age	28 yrs 11 mths
Address at Enlistment	27 York Street, Timaru
Occupation	Labourer
Previous Military Experience
Marital Status	Single
Next of Kin	Mrs Mary SHEEHAN (mother), 27 York Street, Timaru
Religion	Roman Catholic
Medical Information	Height 5 feet 7 inches. Weight 147 lbs. Chest measurement 34-36 inches. Complexion fair. Eyes blue. Hair fair. Eyes both 6/6. Hearing and colour vision both normal. Limbs and chest well formed. Full movement of joints. Heart and lungs normal. No illnesses. Free from hernia, varicocele, varicose veins, haemorrhoids, inveterate or contagious skin disease. Vaccinated (right arm). Good bodily and mental health. No slight defects. No fits. Class A.

Military Service

Served with	NZ Armed Forces	Served in	Army
Military District

Embarkation Information

Body on Embarkation	New Zealand Rfle Brigade
Unit, Squadron, or Ship	Reinforcements G Company
Date	15 August 1917
Transport	Ruahine
Embarked From	Wellington	Destination	Glasgow, Scotland

Other Units Served With
Last Unit Served With

Military Awards

Campaigns
Service Medals	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	21 July 1919	Reason

Hospitals, Wounds, Diseases and Illnesses

Post-war Occupations

Labourer

Death

Date	22 June 1958	Age	71 yrs
Place of Death	Timaru
Cause
Notices	Timaru Herald, 23 June 1958
Memorial or Cemetery	Timaru Cemetery
Memorial Reference	General Section, Row 59, Plot 1511
New Zealand Memorials	Rangitata Island School Honours Board

Biographical Notes

Michael Bernard SHEEHAN was the son of Irish-born parents Michael and Mary SHEEHAN. He was educated at Rangitata Island School. Maurice was firstly on the Reserves Roll. He returned to New Zealand on the "Maunganui", arriving at Dunedin on 21 June 1919. Michael was among those honoured at a social in Rangitata Island School in September 1919, at the unveiling of the Rangitata Island Roll of Honour on which his name is inscribed. A silent tribute was paid to those who had given their lives. The school was prettily decorated for the occasion (welcome home for six soldiers), and there were dancing, music and a bountiful supper. .

Sources

Cenotaph Database [06 August 2013]; TDC headstone image, Timaru Cemetery [03 November 2013]; Timaru Herald, 16 June 1919, 12 September 1919 (Papers Past) [01 December 2013; 21 June 2014]; Timaru Herald, 23 June 1958 (Timaru District Library) [24 June 2014]

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