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Thomas Burwood CANNON

Regimental number6285
Date of birth15 February 1883
Place of birthBurwood, New South Wales
SchoolNewtown Public School, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationPainter
Address4 Rafer Street, Newtown, Sydney, New South Wales
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation33
Next of kinWife, Mrs Florence Adeline Maud Cannon, 4 Rafer Street, Newtown, Sydney, New South Wales
Enlistment date15 December 1915
Rank on enlistmentSapper
Unit name1st Field Company Engineers, Reinforcement 15
AWM Embarkation Roll number14/20/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A26 Armadale on 21 March 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll7th Field Company Engineers
FateReturned to Australia 15 May 1919
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in New South Wales Garden of Remembrance
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death4 December 1955

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