Regimental number | 3701 |
Place of birth | Ballarat, Victoria |
School | Skipton Street Christian Brothers School, Ballarat, Victoria |
Other training | Ballarat Technical Art School |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Student |
Address | 610 Ascot Street, Ballarat, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20 |
Next of kin | Father, E J Cannon, 610 Ascot Street, Ballarat, Victoria |
Previous military service | Served in A Coy 71st Infantry Regiment, Citizens Forces, Commonwealth Militia |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 6th Battalion, 12th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/23/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 6th Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Verbrandenmolen, near Ypres, Belgium |
Age at death | 21 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 31 |
Place of burial | Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery (Plot X, Row B, Grave No. 1A), Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 46 |
Family/military connections | Cousin: 2885 Pte William Thomas BROWNE, 48th Bn, died of disease, 15 February 1919. |