Regimental number | 1529 |
Place of birth | Petersham, Sydney, New South Wales |
School | Superior Public School, Mosman, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Clerk |
Address | 76 Belmont Road, Mosman, Sydney, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Next of kin | Father, George Henry Cannon, 76 Belmont Road, Mosman, Sydney, New South Wales |
Previous military service | 17th Infantry; Served in 18th Inf, Citizen Military Forces. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 30th Battalion, 1st Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/47/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A72 Beltana on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sergeant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 8th Machine Gun Company |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Messines, Belgium |
Age at death | 23.8 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 23 |
Place of burial | Kandahar Farm Cemetery (Plot I, Row D, Grave No. 10), Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 177 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: George and Eleanor CANNON, 76 Belmont Road,Mosman, Sydney, New South Wales |