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Lance Sergeant WILLIAM EDWARD SHEEHAN

Service Number: VX16936
Regiment & Unit/Ship

Royal Australian Artillery

A.I.F. 2/8 Fd. Rgt.

Date of Death

Died 20 July 1942

Age 23 years old

Buried or commemorated at

EL ALAMEIN WAR CEMETERY

XVI. E. 1.

Egypt

Commonwealth War Graves Commission - Headstone Placeholder
  • Country of Service Australian
  • Additional Info Son of William Denis and Kathleen Beryl Sheehan, of Elwood, Victoria, Australia. Interstate footballer and cricketer.
  • Personal Inscription LOVING BROTHER OF VALERIE, NATALIE AND JOHN R.I.P.
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