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Gordon Douglas CANNON

Regimental number219
Place of birthHobart, Tasmania
SchoolBeaconsfield State School, Tasmania
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarmer
AddressBeaconsfield, Tasmania
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation19
Next of kinFather, James Cannon, Beaconsfield, Tasmania
Enlistment date2 September 1914
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name12th Battalion, B Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/29/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Hobart, Tasmania, on board Transport A2 Geelong on 20 October 1914
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll51st Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 5 September 1919
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Listed on Beaconsfield State School Roll of Honour ('Esse Quam Videri': To be Be rather than to Seem), Tasmania.
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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