CANNING, Frank Hill
| Service Numbers: | 1735, 1754, 1735, 1754 |
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| Enlisted: | 8 January 1915, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 1st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Tocumwal, New South Wales, Australia, 6 June 1896 |
| Home Town: | Finley, Berrigan, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Blacksmith |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Turkey, 6 August 1915, aged 19 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Panel 13, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Finley War Memorial, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing, Wanganella & District War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 8 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1735, 1754, 1st Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW | |
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| 10 Apr 1915: | Involvement Private, 1735, 1st Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Argyllshire embarkation_ship_number: A8 public_note: '' | |
| 10 Apr 1915: | Embarked Private, 1735, 1st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Argyllshire, Sydney | |
| 6 Aug 1915: | Involvement Private, 1754, 1st Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1754 awm_unit: 1 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1915-08-06 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Thomas and Mary A. Canning of Finley, NSW.
Brother of Elizabeth Forrest nee Canning, Leslie Hill Canning MM (Frank's twin) who returned to Australia on 1 May 1919 having served with the 13th Battalion, Thomas L. Canning, William H. Canning and Thomas A. Canning
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Served his apprenticeship with J.L. Close, Wheelwrights of Finley, NSW
Biography contributed by Ray Canning
Son of Thomas Canning & Mary Ann Hill.
Mary Ann died a short time after birth of Frank & his twin brother Leaslie Hill
Siblings - Elizabeth Anna Forrest [Canning], Alice Jane Canning, William Herbert Canning, Ada Horneman [Canning], John Edward Canning, Edith Lilian Haas [Canning], Lucy Mason Close [Canning], Charles Edward Canning, Arthur Henry Canning, Aubrey Stringer Canning, Percival Ernest Canning, Thomas Ashley Canning & Leslie Hill Canning. Alice Jane & Percival Ernest died at a young age.