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CANNON, Reginald George
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1529 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 June 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 8th Machine Gun Company |
| Born: | Petersham, New South Wales, Australia, 22 March 1894 |
| Home Town: | Mosman, Municipality of Mosman, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Superior Public School, Mosman, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 6 December 1917, aged 23 years |
| Cemetery: |
Kandahar Farm Cemetery, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium I D 10 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Breakfast Point War Memorial, Mosman "With the Colors" Pictorial Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 20 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1529, 30th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 9 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 1529, 30th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Beltana embarkation_ship_number: A72 public_note: '' | |
| 9 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 1529, 30th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Beltana, Sydney | |
| 6 Dec 1917: | Involvement Sergeant, 1529, 8th Machine Gun Company, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1529 awm_unit: 8th Australian Machine Gun Company awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1917-12-06 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of George Henry CANNON and Eleanor Eliza nee KERRUISH
Mr G H Cannon of the staff of the Legislative Assembly has been advised that his eldest son Reginald George, of a machine gun company, has been killed in action. Prior to enlisting he was emplyed by the Australian Gaslight Company. A brother is in France.
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