| Rank | Private |
| Service # | 3130328 |
| Unit # | 47th Bn. |
| Resident | Raleigh Twsp. |
Regimental number: 3130328 Reference: RG 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 8828 – 36, Item: 224652, PDF: B8828-SO36. Date of Birth: 22/01/1884 at Raleigh Twsp., Kent Co., ON. Son of Daniel Shea of Mount Hope, London, ON. A single farmer living at R. R. # 6 Chatham, ON. MSA 416819 AB. Next of Kin: Daniel Shea (father), Mount Hope, London, ON. Attestation: 3/01/1918 at, Chatham, ON. to 1st WOR. Transferred to 47th Bn. LAC search.
Apparent age: 33 yrs. 11 mths., Height: 5’ 4 ½”, Girth: 35”, Weight: 127 #, Complexion: Fair, Eyes: Blue, Hair: Dark Brown. Vision: Right Eye: 20/20 – Lt. 20/20. Hearing:- Normal. At London ON. Next of Kin: Mr. A. J. Drowsky, 562 Hill St., London, ON.
Served in 1st Depot Bn. WOR 3 January to 31 January 1918. 47th Bn. Cdn. Inf. Date of service. 1/06/18
Embarked from Canada 4/02/18 S. S. Grampian. Disembarked England 16/02/18.
KIA: 3/09/18.
“WILL” (father) – Daniel Shea, Mount Hope, London, ON.
SHEA, Initials: C R. Nationality: Canadian, Rank: Private, Regiment/Service: Canadian Infantry (Western Ontario Regiment) Unit Text: 47th Bn. Date of Death: 03/09/1918;
Service No: 3130328. Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead; Memorial: VIMY MEMORIAL. Pas de Calais – France.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
| Sources | Library Archives of Canada, RG 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 8828 - 36, LAC, CVWM |
| Supplemental Information | Date of Death: 03/09/1918 Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead; Memorial: VIMY MEMORIAL. |
| Height | 5'4 1/2" |
| Weight | 127 lbs. lbs |
| Eye Colour | Blue |
| Age | 33 yrs. 11 mths. |
| Complexion | Fair |
| Hair | Dark Brown |
| Birthplace | 22/01/1884 at Raleigh Twsp., Kent Co., ON. |
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