O'SHEA, Geoffrey
Service Number: | 18490 |
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Enlisted: | 3 December 1963 |
Last Rank: | Signaller |
Last Unit: | 1st Special Air Service Squadron |
Born: | Southport, Queensland, Australia, 18 November 1946 |
Home Town: | Mullumbimby, Byron Shire, New South Wales |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Soldier |
Died: | Died of Illness, South Vietnam, 1 October 1967, aged 20 years |
Cemetery: |
Mullumbimby Cemetery, NSW Area: ROMAN CATHOLIC Section: G Sub section: Sector: Plot: Row: Grave: 5 |
Memorials: | "The Rock", SASR Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Grafton Clarence Valley Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Kallangur Vietnam Veterans' Place, Port Pirie Vietnam Veterans Honour Wall, Seymour Vietnam Veterans Commemorative Walk Roll of Honour |
Non Warlike Service
3 Dec 1963: | Enlisted Australian Army (Post WW2), Private, 18490 |
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Vietnam War Service
2 Mar 1967: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Signaller, 18490, 1st Special Air Service Squadron | |
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2 Mar 1967: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Private, 18490 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Deane Pye
Geoffrey O'shea Geoff (Rick) O’Shea was born in Queensland on 11 November 1946. He enlisted in the Army on 3 December 1963 and was allocated to the Royal Australian Signals. He underwent SAS selection in 1966 and was posted to SASR on 28 April 1966. Rick came from 2nd Signals Regiment with the rank of Signaller but transferred to the Royal Australian Infantry after completing SAS selection. Rick died on 1 October 1967 from complications of encephalitis which he contracted while serving in South Vietnam. Rick’s next-of-kin at the time of his death was his father.