Ordinary Seaman EDWARD SHEEAN
Service Number: H.1617
Regiment & Unit/Ship
Royal Australian Naval Reserve
H.M.A.S. Armidale
Date of Death
Died 01 December 1942
Age 18 years old
- Country of Service Australian
- Awards Victoria Cross
- Additional Info Son of James and Mary Jane Sheean, of East Devonport, Tasmania, Australia.
- Additional Citation note
An extract from "The London Gazette," dated 1st December, 2020, reads as follows:- "For the most conspicuous gallantry and a pre-eminent act of valour in the presence of the enemy during a Japanese aerial attack on HMAS Armidale in the Timor Sea on 1 December 1942".
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