Army Number: 2718584 Rank: Guardsman Name: F O’SHEA Unit: 1 Irish Guards GSM & Clasp: GSM, Palestine Clasp 1936 - 1939 TNA Reference: WO 100/503
Casualty Guardsman O'SHEA, FRANCIS PATRICK Service Number 2718584 Died 23/05/1946 Aged 29 3rd Bn. Irish Guards INSCRIPTION: GOD REST YOUR SOUL DEAR FRANK R.I.P. Buried at BROOKWOOD MILITARY CEMETERY Location: Surrey, United Kingdom Cemetery/memorial reference: 34A. C. 3. See cemetery plan
PERSONAL INFORMATION Name: O'SHEA, Francis Patrick DOB: about 1917 Place of Birth: Residence: Trade/Profession: Parents: Census: Wife: Photo: SERVICE Army Number: 2718584 Rank: Guardsman Regiment/Battalion: Irish Guards, 3rd Battalion As at 01/09/1939: Enlisted: Aquittance Roll: CASUALTY CWGC Link: Casualty Details CWGC Certificate: Theatre of War: UK Date of Death: 23/05/1946 Age at Death: 29 Casualty Type: Cemetery: BROOKWOOD MILITARY CEMETERY Cemetery Plan: Cemetery Photo: Grave Reference: Headstone Photo: Grave Registration: Headstone: Inscription: "God rest your soul Dear Frank R.I.P." Army Casualty List (WO 417): The Times Casualty List: MEDALS Campaign Medals: Medal Roll Details: REFERENCES War Diaries: Archive Files: Publications: Accounts: War Memorial: Newspaper: Websites: Irish Guards: Roll of Honour - WWII Open Resource Group
Sale of his medals in December 2007: Date of Auction: 13th December 2007 Sold for £170 Estimate: £100 - £140 Five: Guardsman F. O’Shea, Irish Guards 1939-45 Star; France and Germany Star; Defence and War Medals; General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Palestine (2718584 Gdsmn., I. Gds.) good very fine (5) £100-140 Footnote Guardsman Francis Patrick O’Shea, 3rd Battalion Irish Guards, died on 23 May 1946, aged 29 years. He was buried in Brookwood Military Cemetery.
