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Hector Irving Sheeran
| Name on Board | HJ Sheeran |
| Name on Service Records |
Hector Irving Sheeran |
| Enlistment Age | 18 |
| Occupation | Butcher |
| Place of Birth | Newport, Vic |
| Next of Kin | Edward Thomas and Annie Sheeran |
| Address | 56 Nelson Road, Newport, Vic |
| Marital Status | S |
| Enlistment Date | 30/08/1916 |
| Service No. | 7366 |
| Enlistment Place | Melbourne, Vic |
| Embarkation Place | Melbourne |
| Embarkation Date | 19/02/1917 |
| Embarkation Ship | HMAT Ballarat A70 |
| Unit on Embarkation | 8th Australian Infantry Battalion |
| Date of Death | 1/09/1918 |
| Unit on Death | 23rd Australian Infantry Battalion |
| Rank on Death | Private |
| Cause of Death | Died of Wounds received near Mont St Quentin |
| Place of Wounding/ Death |
9th Australian Field Ambulance, France (exhumed from original grave at Curlu Military Cemetery and reinterred) |
| Cemetery or Memorial | Suzanne Military Cemetery No 3, Suzanne, Picardie, France |
Additional Information
Private Hector Sheeran sailed on the HMAT A70 Ballarat which was torpedoed by a submarine in the English Channel, 25 April 1917 and sank the next day. All 1720 on board survived.
Private Sheeran's brother, Edward Aubrey Sheeran (11) enlisted 11/8/1915 in the Army Field Post Office and returned to Australia 5/4/1919
Additional References
Williamstown Chronicle, Saturday 12 October 1918, p2
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