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CANN, George
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2 |
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| Enlisted: | 1 July 1911, Appointment as Chief Petty Officer Instructor with the Australian Instructional Staff RAN Williamstown for a period of 3 years at £183:00 per annum. |
| Last Rank: | Chief Petty Officer |
| Last Unit: | Instructional Staff (AIF) |
| Born: | Chudleigh, Devon, England, 6 May 1853 |
| Home Town: | Williamstown (Vic), Hobsons Bay, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Chief Petty Officer Instructor RAN |
| Died: | Growth in stomach, Port Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 30 January 1916, aged 62 years |
| Cemetery: |
Williamstown (General) Cemetery, Victoria, Australia C.E. E. 14. 1 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 1 Jul 1911: | Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, Chief Petty Officer, 2, Instructional Staff (AIF), Appointment as Chief Petty Officer Instructor with the Australian Instructional Staff RAN Williamstown for a period of 3 years at £183:00 per annum. | |
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| 1 Jul 1914: | Transferred Royal Australian Navy, Chief Petty Officer, Instructional Staff (AIF), Re-enlisted for a further period of 12 months // amended on 6th May 1915 , to be retained until cessation of hostilities |
World War 2 Service
| 30 Jan 1916: | Discharged 2 |
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Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Pam Hamilton
Served with the Victorian Naval Service from 1890
Awarded with the Long Service Good Conduct Medal with Her Majesties Victorian Naval Service on 1897