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Thomas Frederick SHEARS (1880 - 1918)

Children	Self + Spouses	Parents	Grandparents	Greatgrandparents
	Thomas Frederick SHEARS (1880 - 1918)	Frank (SHEERS) SHEARS (1846 - 1911)
		Jane SNADDEN (1854 - 1917)	John SNADDEN (1819 - 1893)	Andrew SNADDEN (1773 - )
				Janet PATERSON (1777 - )
			Mary HUNTER (1830 - 1903)	Joseph HUNTER (1806 - 1851)
				Jean Janet Jane PATTERSON (1803 - 1873)

Pic 1. FRANK SHEARS died 15th March 1911 aged 65 years also his beloved wife JANE died 13th May 1917 aged 63 years also Pte Harry SHEARS killed in Messines, France 9th June 1917 aged 23 years and Pte Thomas Frederick SHEARS killed Villers Bretonneux 9th April 1918 aged 38 years

b. 1880 at Wallsend, Newcastle, NSW, Australia

d. 09 Apr 1918 at Villers Bretonneux, France aged 38

Near Relatives of Thomas Frederick SHEARS (1880 - 1918)
Relationship	Person	Born	Birth Place	Died	Death Place	Age
Grandfather	John SNADDEN	15 Apr 1819	Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland	18 Jan 1893	Minmi, Newcastle, NSW, Australia	73
Grandmother	Mary HUNTER	abt 1830	Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire, Scotland	06 Jun 1903	Minmi, Newcastle, NSW, Australia	73
Father	Frank (SHEERS) SHEARS	abt 1846		15 Mar 1911	Minmi, Newcastle, NSW, Australia	65
Mother	Jane SNADDEN	29 May 1854	Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire, Scotland	1917	Minmi, Newcastle, NSW, Australia	63
Self	Thomas Frederick SHEARS	1880	Wallsend, Newcastle, NSW, Australia	09 Apr 1918	Villers Bretonneux, France	38
Brother	George SHEARS	1874	Newcastle, NSW, Australia	1876	Wallsend, Newcastle, NSW, Australia	2
Brother	Francis George John SHEARS	1876	Maitland, NSW, Australia	1878	Newcastle, NSW, Australia	2
Sister	Mary Eliza SHEARS	1878	Newcastle, NSW, Australia	1963	Cessnock, NSW, Australia	85
Sister	Janet SHEARS	1882	Minmi, Newcastle, NSW, Australia	15 Apr 1972	Minmi Cemetery, Newcastle, NSW, Australia	90
Brother	Joseph Hunter SHEARS	1884	Minmi, Newcastle, NSW, Australia	1960	Cessnock, NSW, Australia	76
Brother	William Sneddon SHEARS	1887	Minmi, Newcastle, NSW, Australia	1947	Cessnock, NSW, Australia	60
Sister	Sarah A SHEARS	1890	Minmi, Newcastle, NSW, Australia
Brother	Thomas S SHEARS	1891	Minmi, Newcastle, NSW, Australia	1892	Minmi, Newcastle, NSW, Australia	1
Brother	Harry (Henry) SHEARS	1894	Minmi, Newcastle, NSW, Australia	09 Jun 1917	Messines, Belgium	23
Uncle	Andrew A SNADDEN	1842	Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire, Scotland	1878	Lambton, NSW, Australia	36
Uncle	John SNADDEN	1845	Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire, Scotland	1859	Newcastle, NSW, Australia	14
Aunt	Isabella SNADDEN	abt 1850	Sauchie, Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire, Scotland	bef 1855		5
Aunt	Janet Patterson SNADDEN	1856	Newcastle, NSW, Australia	1895	Wallsend, Newcastle, NSW, Australia	39
Uncle	Peter BLAIR
Aunt	Mary C SNADDEN	1858	Newcastle, NSW, Australia	1860	Newcastle, NSW, Australia	2
Uncle	Joseph Hunter SNADDEN	1863	Newcastle, NSW, Australia	1938	Kurri Kurri, NSW, Australia	75
Aunt	Jane KIRKWOOD?			1923	Kurri Kurri, NSW, Australia
Uncle	Robert Hunter SNADDEN	1865	Newcastle, NSW, Australia	1954	Rockdale, Sydney, NSW, Australia	89
Aunt	Sarah Mary Josephine SCULLY	1865	Co Tipperary, Ireland	28 May 1919	Marickville, Sydney, NSW, Australia	54
Aunt	Mary Jane MCCOLL
Uncle	John SNADDEN	05 Jan 1865	Newcastle, NSW, Australia
Uncle	William Hunter SNADDEN	1867	Newcastle, NSW, Australia	04 Dec 1935	Minmi, Newcastle, NSW, Australia	68
Aunt	Alice Maria RICHARDS	1857	West Maitland, NSW, Australia	20 Dec 1930	Minmi , Newcastle, NSW, Australia	73
Uncle	James SNADDEN	1871	Newcastle, NSW, Australia
Uncle	Thomas SNADDEN	1871	Newcastle, NSW, Australia	1960	Newcastle, NSW, Australia	89
Aunt	Julia Elizabeth PAUL	1864	Penrith, NSW, Australia	1958	Hamilton, Newcastle, NSW, Australia	94
Cousin	Claude BLAIR	1886	Wallsend, Newcastle, NSW, Australia	1904	Cobar, NSW, Australia	18
Cousin	Janet E BLAIR	1888	Wallsend, Newcastle, NSW, Australia	1890	Wallsend, Newcastle, NSW, Australia	2
Cousin	Peter J BLAIR	1889	Wallsend, Newcastle, NSW, Australia
Cousin	Ethel A P BLAIR	1892	Wallsend, Newcastle, NSW, Australia
Cousin	Veda SNADDEN	1899	Minmi, Newcastle, NSW, Australia	1958	Kurri Kurri, NSW, Australia	59
Cousin	Joseph V SNADDEN	1901	Minmi, Newcastle, NSW, Australia	1903	Minmi, Newcastle, NSW, Australia	2
Cousin	Nicoll KIRKWOOD
Cousin	Robert SNADDEN	1886	Minmi, Newcastle, NSW, Australia	1954		68
Cousin	Johanna Sarah SNADDEN	1888	Redfern, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Cousin	Thomas S SNADDEN	1891	Redfern, Sydney, NSW, Australia	1896	Hunters Hill, NSW, Australia	5
Cousin	Sarah Millicent SNADDEN	1894	Hurstville, NSW, Australia
Cousin	Mary Elizabeth SNADDEN	14 Jan 1898	Hurstville, NSW, Australia	29 Oct 1985	Burwood, New South Wales, Australia	87
Cousin	John Adrian Rudolph (Ade) SNADDEN	1888	West Maitland, NSW, Australia	1950	Newcastle, NSW, Australia	62
Cousin	William Leslie Hunter SNADDEN	1890	West Maitland, NSW, Australia	07 Jun 1917	Messines, Belgium	27
Cousin	Lyall Joseph B SNADDEN	1891	West Maitland, NSW, Australia	1961	Kurri Kurri, NSW, Australia	70
Cousin	Thomas Herbert (Bert) E SNADDEN	1893	West Maitland, NSW, Australia	13 Jun 1967	Wyong, NSW, Australia	74
Cousin	Ivy Pearl SNADDEN	1895	West Maitland, NSW, Australia	1977		82
Cousin	Ruby May SNADDEN	1896	West Maitland, NSW, Australia	1896	Minmi Cemetery, Newcastle, NSW, Australia	0
Cousin	Francis Maitland SNADDEN	1899	Minmi, Newcastle, NSW, Australia	1976		77
Cousin	Elizabeth Taylor SNADDEN	1895	Minmi, Newcastle, NSW, Australia	1957	Newcastle, NSW, Australia	62
Cousin	Mary H SNADDEN	1898	Minmi, Newcastle, NSW, Australia
Cousin	John (Jack) SNADDEN	1900	Minmi, Newcastle, NSW, Australia	28 May 1903	Minmi, Newcastle, NSW, Australia	3
Brother in Law	James P HAFEY
Brother in Law	James WOOD

Events in Thomas Frederick SHEARS (1880 - 1918)'s life
Date	Age	Event	Place	Notes	Src
1880		Thomas Frederick SHEARS was born	Wallsend, Newcastle, NSW, Australia	Reg No. 20793/1880	17
15 Mar 1911	31	Death of father Frank (SHEERS) SHEARS (aged 65)	Minmi, Newcastle, NSW, Australia	Note 1	17, 60
28 Dec 1915	35	Military Service	Minmi, Newcastle, NSW, Australia	Note 2	64
1917	37	Death of mother Jane SNADDEN (aged 63)	Minmi, Newcastle, NSW, Australia	Note 3	17, 53, 60
09 Apr 1918	38	Thomas Frederick SHEARS died	Villers Bretonneux, France	Note 4	53

Note 1: Reg No. 2279/1911 Minmi cemetery Shears Frank 15 Mar 1911 65 yr h/Jane Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate 17 March 1911 MINMI Mr. Frank Shears, who died at his residence, Minmi, on Wednesday, was a resident of Minmi for 35 years. Over two years ago the deceased met with a serious accident In the Duckenfield mine by being run over by a train of empty skips. He never recovered from the effects of this accident, and the cause of his death was the result of same. He was 68 years of age, and at one time took a prominent part in the local miners' lodge, of which he was chairman for a number of years. His funeral took place on Thursday after noon, and was largely attended. The service of the Methodist Church was conducted by Rev,. Stuart Wright. The Ancient Order of Druids and the Man chester Unity Order al Oddfellows, of which deceased was a member, were well represented.

Note 2: Thomas Frederick SHEARS Regimental number 554 Place of birth Minmi, New South Wales School Minmi Public School, New South Wales Religion Methodist Occupation Miner Address Minmi via Newcastle, New South Wales Marital status Single Age at embarkation 36 Next of kin Mother, Mrs Jane Shears, Minmi via Newcastle, New South Wales Enlistment date 28 December 1915 Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll 28 December 1915 Rank on enlistment Private Unit name 34th Battalion, B Company AWM Embarkation Roll number 23/51/1 Embarkation details Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A20 Hororata on 2 May 1916 Rank from Nominal Roll Private Unit from Nominal Roll 34th Battalion Fate Killed in Action 9 April 1918 Place of death or wounding Villers-Bretonneux, France Date of death 9 April 1918 Age at death 38 Age at death from cemetery records 38 Place of burial No known grave Commemoration details Australian National Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, France Villers-Bretonneux is a village about 15 km east of Amiens. The Memorial stands on the high ground ('Hill 104') behind the Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery, Fouilloy, which is about 2 km north of Villers-Bretonneux on the east side of the road to Fouilloy. The Australian National Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux is approached through the Military Cemetery, at the end of which is an open grass lawn which leads into a three-sided court. The two pavilions on the left and right are linked by the north and south walls to the back (east) wall, from which rises the focal point of the Memorial, a 105 foot tall tower, of fine ashlar. A staircase leads to an observation platform, 64 feet above the ground, from which further staircases lead to an observation room. This room contains a circular stone tablet with bronze pointers indicating the Somme villages whose names have become synonymous with battles of the Great War; other battle fields in France and Belgium in which Australians fought; and far beyond, Gallipoli and Canberra. On the three walls, which are faced with Portland stone, are the names of 10,885 Australians who were killed in France and who have no known grave. The 'blocking course' above them bears the names of the Australian Battle Honours. After the war an appeal in Australia raised £22,700, of which £12,500 came from Victorian school children, with the request that the majority of the funds be used to build a new school in Villers-Bretonneux. The boys' school opened in May 1927, and contains an inscription stating that the school was the gift of Victorian schoolchildren, twelve hundred of whose fathers are buried in the Villers-Bretonneux cemetery, with the names of many more recorded on the Memorial. Villers-Bretonneux is now twinned with Robinvale, Victoria, which has in its main square a memorial to the links between the two towns. Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial 124 Family/military connections Brother: 564 Pte Harry SHEARS, 35th Bn, killed in action, 8 June 1917.

Note 3: Reg No. 8556/1917 Minmi cemetery Shears Jane 13th May 1912 63yr wFrank Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate 19 May 1917 of the late Mr. Frank Shears, died at her residence, School Hill, Minmi, on Sunday, after an illness extending over nearly twelve months. Mrs. Shears, who had lived at Minmi for 56 years, leaves a family of four sons and three daughters. The sons are Messrs. Frederick, William, Joseph, and Henry, and the daughters Mrs. James Hafey, Mrs. James Woods, and Miss Janet Shears. Two of the sons, Messrs. Frederick and Henry, have been away on active service over twelve months. The funeral took place on Tues day afternoon, the internment being in the Minmi cemetery, the Rev. Mr. Rolph, of the Methodist Church, officiating. Mr. Frank Shears, husband of deceased, died at Minmi seven years ago.

Note 4: Minmi cemetery - Shears Thomas Frederick 9/Apr 1918 38yr 354 Pte 34 Bn; killed at Villers Bretoneux Headstone reads: FRANK SHEARS died 15th March 1911 aged 65 years also his beloved wife JANE died 13th May 1917 aged 63 years also Pte Harry SHEARS killed in Messines, France 9th June 1917 aged 23 years and Pte Thomas Frederick SHEARS killed Villers Bretonneux 9th April 1918 aged 38 years

Source References:

17. Type: Vital Record, Abbr: NSW bdm register, Title: NSW bdm register

- Reference = (Birth)

- Notes: Reg No. 20793/1880

- Reference = (Name, Notes)

53. Type: Australia Cemetery Index 1808-2007

- Reference = (Death)

- Notes: FRANK SHEARS died 15th March 1911 aged 65 years also his beloved wife JANE died 13th May 1917 aged 63 years also Pte Harry SHEARS killed in Messines, France 9th June 1917 aged 23 years and Pte Thomas Frederick SHEARS killed Villers Bretonneux 9th April 1918 aged 38 years

64. Type: Web Page, Abbr: AIF Project, Title: AIF Project, Auth: Australian Defence Forces http://www.aif.adfa.edu.au

- Reference = (Military Service)

- Notes: Thomas Frederick SHEARS Regimental number 554 Place of birth Minmi, New South Wales School Minmi Public School, New South Wales Religion Methodist Occupation Miner Address Minmi via Newcastle, New South Wales Marital status Single Age at embarkation 36 Next of kin Mother, Mrs Jane Shears, Minmi via Newcastle, New South Wales Enlistment date 28 December 1915 Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll 28 December 1915 Rank on enlistment Private Unit name 34th Battalion, B Company AWM Embarkation Roll number 23/51/1 Embarkation details Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A20 Hororata on 2 May 1916 Rank from Nominal Roll Private Unit from Nominal Roll 34th Battalion Fate Killed in Action 9 April 1918 Place of death or wounding Villers-Bretonneux, France Date of death 9 April 1918 Age at death 38 Age at death from cemetery records 38 Place of burial No known grave Commemoration details Australian National Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, France Villers-Bretonneux is a village about 15 km east of Amiens. The Memorial stands on the high ground ('Hill 104') behind the Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery, Fouilloy, which is about 2 km north of Villers-Bretonneux on the east side of the road to Fouilloy. The Australian National Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux is approached through the Military Cemetery, at the end of which is an open grass lawn which leads into a three-sided court. The two pavilions on the left and right are linked by the north and south walls to the back (east) wall, from which rises the focal point of the Memorial, a 105 foot tall tower, of fine ashlar. A staircase leads to an observation platform, 64 feet above the ground, from which further staircases lead to an observation room. This room contains a circular stone tablet with bronze pointers indicating the Somme villages whose names have become synonymous with battles of the Great War; other battle fields in France and Belgium in which Australians fought; and far beyond, Gallipoli and Canberra. On the three walls, which are faced with Portland stone, are the names of 10,885 Australians who were killed in France and who have no known grave. The 'blocking course' above them bears the names of the Australian Battle Honours. After the war an appeal in Australia raised £22,700, of which £12,500 came from Victorian school children, with the request that the majority of the funds be used to build a new school in Villers-Bretonneux. The boys' school opened in May 1927, and contains an inscription stating that the school was the gift of Victorian schoolchildren, twelve hundred of whose fathers are buried in the Villers-Bretonneux cemetery, with the names of many more recorded on the Memorial. Villers-Bretonneux is now twinned with Robinvale, Victoria, which has in its main square a memorial to the links between the two towns. Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial 124 Family/military connections Brother: 564 Pte Harry SHEARS, 35th Bn, killed in action, 8 June 1917.

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