The Australian Boer War Memorial
Anzac Parade Canberra
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Corporal Patrick Gilshenen |
Ancestor Details
Ancestor's Name: Patrick Joseph Gilshenen
Ancestor's date of birth: 15/09/1876
Ancestor's date of death: 21/12/1948
Cause of Death: Heart Attack
Service Number: 216
Colony or State of enlistment: NSW, Place of Enlistment: Sydney
Unit: 1st NSW Mounted Rifles - B Squadron
Rank attained in Boer War: CPL, Date Effective: 1900
Highest Rank attained (if served after war): No evidence of post Boer War service
Murray Page: 63
Contingent: Second New South Wales
Ship: Southern Cross, Date of Sailing: 17/03/1900
Memorial details: Detail not provided
Awards/Decorations: QSA + 6 clasps. Diamond Hill, Cape Colony, Johannesburg, Driefontein, Witterbergen, SA1901.
Personal Characteristics: Detail not provided
Reasons to go and fight: Detail not provided
Details of service in war: He has been recorded as being wounded at Sher Poort in the West Australian newspaper Monday 24th July 1900. This is not recorded in Lt Col Murray's record and he remained in South Africa.
There is a discrepency in the spelling of his name, in the Murray List it is GILSHANEN and in the West Australian Newspaper GILSHENAN.Service and life after the Boer War: He joined the NSW Police Force and reached the rank of Sergeant.
Descendant Details
Name of Descendant: David Patrick Gilshenen, North Rockhampton QLD
Relationship to Ancestor: GrandsonName of Descendant: Diane Gilshenen, Brighton-Le-Sands NSW
Relationship to Ancestor: Grand DaughterName of Descendant: Judith Webb, Narooma NSW
Relationship to Ancestor: Grand DaughterName of Descendant: Michael David Gilshenen, North Rockhampton QLD
Relationship to Ancestor: Great GrandsonName of Descendant: Steven Ronald Gilshenen, Park Avenue QLD
Relationship to Ancestor: Great grandson
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