The AIF Project

John James Murray SHANNON

Regimental number6335
Place of birthBerrigan New South Wales
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationLabourer
AddressBerrigan, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18
Next of kinFather, M Shannon, Berrigan, New South Wales
Enlistment date26 April 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name2nd Battalion, 20th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/19/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on 9 September 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll1st Australian General Hospital
FateReturned to Australia 19 October 1917
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Photo: Peter Dennis
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death1 September 1943
Age at death43
Place of burialJerilderie Cemetery, New South Wales

Print format    


© The AIF Project 2024, UNSW Canberra. Not to be reproduced without permission.