| Regimental number | 3456 |
| Place of birth | Terang, Victoria |
| School | Terang State School, Victoria |
| Religion | Methodist |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age at embarkation | 23 |
| Height | 5' 6.25" |
| Weight | 129 lbs |
| Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Ivy Bannon, Essendon PO, Essendon, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
| Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 21st Battalion, 8th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/38/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A64 Demosthenes on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 60th Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Date of death | |
| Age at death | 24.6 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 24 |
| Place of burial | Rue-Du-Bois Military Cemetery, (Plot II, Row A, Grave 1), Fleurbaix, France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 169 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Patrick John and Sarah Ann Bannon, husband of Ivy B. Bannon, 12th Street, Mildura, Victoria. Native of Terang, Victoria |
| Family/military connections | Cousin: killed in action. |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Taken on strength, 60th Bn, Tel el Kebir, 26 February 1916. Admitted to 15th Field Ambulance, 22 March 1916; transferred to No 2 Australian Stationary Hospital, 25 March 1916 (tonsilitis); discharged to duty, 29 March 1916; rejoined Bn, Ferry Post, 8 April 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 18 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916. Killed in action, 19 July 1916. Buried, Rue du Bois Cemetery, 20 July 1916, by Rev. F.P. WILLIAMS, attached to 58th Bn. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, BANNON Charles |
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