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William James BANNAN

Regimental number1783
Place of birthCorack, Victoria
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationBootmaker
AddressFitzroy Street, Kerang, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18
Next of kinMother, Mrs Mary Bannan, Fitzroy Street, Kerang, Victoria
Enlistment date7 June 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll7 June 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name24th Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/41/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A64 Demosthenes on 16 July 1915
Rank from Nominal RollCorporal
Unit from Nominal Roll24th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 24 August 1916
Date of death24 August 1916
Age at death from cemetery records19
Place of burialLondon Cemetery Extension, High Wood, Longueville (Plot II, Row C, Grave No. 27), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
100
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Dennis and Mary E. Bannan, Kerang, Victoria
Family/military connectionsBrother: 1878 Pte Francis Thomas BANNAN, 23rd Bn, killed in action, 28 July 1916.
Other details

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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