| Regimental number | 1736 |
| Place of birth | Belfast, Ireland |
| Place of birth | Belfast, Co Antrim, Ireland |
| School | Brighton Avenue, Gateshead, Co. Durham |
| Age on arrival in Australia | 23 |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Carpenter |
| Address | 32 South Terrace, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 25 |
| Height | 5' 8" |
| Weight | 149 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Lucy F Cannell, 3 Saltwell Street, Gateshead on Tyne, Newcastle, England |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Oaklands, South Australia |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 10th Battalion, 4th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/27/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A17 Port Lincoln on |
| Fate | Died of wounds |
| Place of death or wounding | Messines, Belgium |
| Age at death | 27.10 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 27 |
| Place of burial | Kandahar Farm Cemetery (Plot II, Row B, Grave No. 27), Neuve-Eglise, Belgium |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 16 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Benjamin and Lucy CANNELL, 3 Saltwell Street, Gateshead, Durham, England. Native of Belfast, Ireland |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Embarked Adelaide on HMAT 'Port Lincoln', 1 April 1915; taken on strength from reinforcements, Gallipoli, 5 June 1915. Found guilty at Gallipoli, 14 June 1915, of insubordinate conduct, 13 June 1915: awarded 3 days' Field Punishment No 1. Admitted to Hospital, Mudros, 24 November 1915. Disembarked from HS 'Grampian', Alexandria, 4 January 1916. Found guilty at Tel-el-Kebir, 5 January 1916, of being absent without leave, 25 December 1915: awarded 8 days' detention; forfeited total of 12 days' pay. Found guilty at Tel-el-Kebir, 28 January 1916, of breaking camp whilst on active service, tattoo, 23 January, to 9.15 pm, 24 January 1916: awarded 14 days' Field Punishment No 2; forfeited total of 3 days' pay. Transferred to 50th Bn, 26 February 1916, and taken on strength, Tel-el-Kebir, 27 February 1916. Transferred to 4th Divisional Artillery, 14 March 1916, and taken on strength of 24th Howitzer Brigade, Tel-el-Kebir; posted to 111th Battery, 14 March 1916. Found guilty at Serapeum, 30 April 1916, of being absent from parade, 5.30 am, 30 April, to 6.00 am, 30 April 1916: awarded two extra picquets. Embarked Alexandria on HMT 'Elele' and proceeded to join the British Expeditionary Force, 3 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, 13 June 1916. Transferred to 11th Field Artillery Brigade, 25 January 1917, and posted to 41st Battery; attached to Ordinance Works for duty, Viviers Hill, 5 February 1917. Found guilty, 16 May 1917, of neglect of duty whilst acting as a sentry, 10 May 1917: awarded 21 days' Field Punishment No 2. Died of wounds received in action, Belgium, 15 June 1917. Buried at Kandahar Farm a short distance West-Southwest of Wulvergham and 2.5 miles Southwest of Messines. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, CANNELL Ernest Charles |