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Thomas George McShane

(Confirmed)

Born: 1 January, 1877

Died: 23 July, 1918

Biographical Summary:

Killed in action when his battalion was under intensive gas shelling while waiting to move into the line at Villers-Bretonneux.  [JSB]

Recorded Names:

• Thomas George McShane
• Mcshane, Thomas George
• Thomas George McShane

Service Number:

Ranks:

• Held rank of Private

Birth Records:

• Born in Armidale, NSW, Australia
• 1 January, 1877 in Armidale, NSW, Australia

Death Records:

• Died on service
• 23 July, 1918 in France
• 23 July, 1918
• 23 July, 1918 in Villers-Bretonneux

Life Events:

• Embarked from Melbourne on the HMAT
• Enlisted at Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Address:

• 87 Holt Avenue Mosman NSW Australia

Relationships:

• wife - McShane Elsie May
• wife - Elsie May Swain
• father - Joseph McShane
• mother - Susanna Doran

Organisations:

• Member of - ,,
• Member of - ,,
• Member of - 19th Battalion, AIF

Main Sources:

• 7105 Private Thomas George McShane 19th Battalion (Photograph)
• Roll of Honour Thomas George McShane (Webpage)
• Find War Dead ndash Mcshane Thomas George (Webpage)
• McShane Thomas George SERN 7105 POB Armidale NSW POE Sydney NSW NOK W McShane Elsie May (Item)
• Discovering Anzacs Thomas George McShane (Webpage)
• First World War Embarkation Rolls Thomas George McShane (Webpage)
• McShane Thomas George SERN 7105 POB Armidale NSW POE Sydney NSW NOK W McShane Elsie May (Webpage)
• Personal Killed in action (Newspaper Article)
• SOLDIERS OF THE NORTH At Home and Abroad (Newspaper Article)
• The Late Sergeant Tommy McShane (Newspaper Article)
• TAMWORTH MUSICAL SOCIETY Complimentary Performance of Sunshine Girl (Newspaper Article)
• MR McSHANE FAREWELLED By Tamworth Musical Society (Newspaper Article)

Commemorations:

• Mc.SHANE T. G. on the West Face of the
• McShane on the St Clement's World War 1 Roll of Honour