SHANNON, William Floyd
| Service Number: | Chaplain |
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| Enlisted: | 20 September 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Captain (Chaplain 4th Class) |
| Last Unit: | Australian Army Chaplains' Department |
| Born: | Armagh, Ireland, 16 April 1872 |
| Home Town: | Maylands, Bayswater, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Royal University Ireland |
| Occupation: | Presbyterian Clergyman |
| Died: | Rochester, Vic., 6 May 1950, aged 78 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne Tristania Garden G4 Bed 4 Rose 50 |
| Memorials: | Maylands Presbyterian Church |
World War 1 Service
| 20 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Captain (Chaplain 4th Class) , Chaplain, Australian Army Chaplains' Department | |
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| 1 Nov 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Captain (Chaplain 4th Class) , Chaplain, Australian Army Chaplains' Department, Embarked on HMAT 'A24' Benalla from Fremantle on 1st November 1915 | |
| 15 Apr 1919: | Honoured Officer of the Order of the British Empire |
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Rev William Floyd Shannon OBE BE BA was born on 16 April 1872 in Armagh NI and was educated at the Royal University, Ireland. In 1902, he was inducted into the Presbyterian charge at Leederville WA and also served in Helena Vale, Geraldton and Maylands.
On 20 September 1915, he joined the Australian Army as chaplain colonel, senior Presbyterian chaplain and on 1 November 1915, he sailed to France on the HMAT Benalla A24. William served continually in France until 1919 when he was appointed senior chaplain for the Australian forces at their headquarters in London. In 1919, he received the Order of the British Empire for services rendered.
Rev Shannon returned to WA and left the army in 1920 and continued his ministry at Maylands until he moved to South Australia in 1921 and in 1934 he moved to Victoria.
Rev William Shannon died in Rochester Victoria on 6 May 1950.
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