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Joseph Francis GANNON

Regimental number3532
Place of birthMurroon, Victoria
Other NamesFrances Joseph
SchoolMurroon State School, Victoria
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationFarmer
AddressSister, Lucy Cannon, 120 McKillop Street, Geelong, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation28
Next of kinMother, Mrs Ellen Gannon, 120 McKillop Street, Geelong, Victoria
Enlistment date24 September 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll11 September 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name22nd Battalion, 8th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/39/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A19 Afric on 5 January 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll58th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 15 July 1916
Place of death or woundingFleurbaix, France
Age at death from cemetery records29
Place of burialRue-Petillon Military Cemetery (Plot I, Row K, Grave No. 122), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
165
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Commemorated in Warncoort Cemetery, Victoria. Parents: Richard (d. 31 October 1906, aged 73; bu. Warncoort) and Ellen (d. 18 January 1931; bu. Warncoort) GANNON
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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