Leslie John SHANNON

Service Number:	1819
Enlisted:	4 January 1915, Enlisted Ballarat 5’11.5”, fresh complexion, light blue eyes, dark hair, Roman Catholic.
Last Rank:	Lance Corporal
Last Unit:	58th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Prahran, Victoria, Australia, 30 May 1891
Home Town:	Ballarat, Central Highlands, Victoria
Schooling:	Christian Brothers, Ballarat East
Occupation:	Plumber
Died:	Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia, March 1968, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Preston General Cemetery, Bundoora, Victoria Presbyterian Section, Area M, G.10884
Memorials:

4 Jan 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1819, 7th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted Ballarat 5’11.5”, fresh complexion, light blue eyes, dark hair, Roman Catholic.
14 Apr 1915:	Embarked Private, 1819, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wiltshire, Melbourne
14 Apr 1915:	Involvement Private, 1819, 7th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: ''
26 May 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1819, 7th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, 4th Reinforcements
2 Jan 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, 1819, 7th Infantry Brigade Train, S.S. Empress of Britain, departed Mudros Harbour 4 January, 1916, disembarked Alexandria, Egypt 6 January, 1916.
24 Feb 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 59th Infantry Battalion
15 Mar 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 58th Infantry Battalion
6 Jan 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, 1819, 58th Infantry Battalion, Trench Feet, admitted 2nd Auxiliary Hospital, Southall, England
20 Oct 1917:	Promoted Lance Corporal, 58th Infantry Battalion
26 Oct 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, 1819, 58th Infantry Battalion, Broodseinde Ridge, Gun shot wound - face, left eye, hands, right arm. Right arm was amputated.
30 Jan 1918:	Embarked AIF WW1, 1819, 58th Infantry Battalion, "C" Company
9 Jul 1918:	Discharged AIF WW1, 1819, 58th Infantry Battalion, "C" Company. Received 1914-1915 Star, British War and Victory Medals.

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