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William Cecil SHANNON

Regimental number2788
Place of birthCobar, New South Wales
SchoolCobar Public School, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressPort Kembla, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation19
Next of kinFather, D C Shannon, Port Kembla P O, Port Kembla, New South Wales
Previous military service37th Infantry; Served in Cadets, Lithgow, NSW.
Enlistment date31 July 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name19th Battalion, 6th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/36/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on 2 November 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll4th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 5 May 1916
Place of death or woundingArmentieres, France
Age at death20
Age at death from cemetery records20
Place of burialRue-Petillon Military Cemetery (Plot I, Row J, Grave No. 58), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
42
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: D. and Francess SHANNON, Port Kembla, New South Wales

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