Clement Kiernan O'Shannesy

Service number: 9321

Rank: Private

Unit: 3rd Field Ambulance

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Source: National Archives of Australia

Clement O’Shannessy was a clerk. He enlisted on 18 December 1915, aged 21, giving as next of kin Mrs O’Shannessy at 13 Sydney Road, Manly.

He embarked on 16 February 1916, and served with the 3rd Field Ambulance. He contracted trench fever in July 1917. He was absent without leave for thirty days in December 1917-January 1918, and was subsequently court-martialled.

He returned to Australia on the Ascanius on 10 November 1919.

The photograph is miscaptioned C O’Shonessy, and his army records are held under O’Shannessy, but he signed O’Shannesy.