Place of birth | Wagga Wagga, New South Wales |
School | Wagga Wagga District School, New South Wales |
Other training | Teachers College; third years Arts, Sydney University |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Teacher |
Address | Drummoyne, Sydney, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 25 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs May Shannon, Dalswinton, Tavistock Street, Drummoyne, Sydney, New South Wales |
Previous military service | 26th Infantry; Served in Senior Cadets, Area 32 B, Drummoyne, NSW as Lt. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | 2nd Lieutenant |
Unit name | 34th Battalion, A Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/51/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A20 Hororata on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lieutenant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 34th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Ploegsteert, Belgium |
Age at death | 26.8 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 26 |
Place of burial | Strand Military Cemetery (Plot II, Row C, Grave No. 6), Belgium, Ploegsteert, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 124 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: James and Mary SHANNON, "Simla", Marmion Road, Abbotsford, New South Wales |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |