Commemorated at Memorial Name Sydney Harbour Trust First World War Honour Roll Sphinx Memorial Given name W T Family name Shirley Gender Male Service number 5756 Conflicts First World War, 1914–18 Fate Returned to Australia (RTA) Fate date 25 August 1917 Additional information Place of birth Penrith, England Religion Roman Catholic Occupation Stonemason Address given on enlistment documents Leichhardt NSW Marital status Single Age at embarkation (years) 39 Next of kin Brother, J Shirley Enlistment date Tue, 11 January 1916 Last held rank Private Unit at embarkation 13th Battalion Service Australian Army - First Australian Imperial Force (1st AIF) Veteran Notes/Bio Creator of the Sphinx Memorial in Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park. Mr. W. T. Shirley (29 Aug 1929) Australian War Memorial - First World War Embarkation Roll, William Thomas Shir… Australian War Memorial - First World War Nominal Roll, William Thomas Shirley National Archives of Australia - Service records, William Thomas Shirley The A.I.F Project - William Thomas Shirley Do you know more about this war Veteran? Click here to learn how you can contribute