Leslie John SHANNON

SHANNON, Leslie John

    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 Public Cemetery, Victoria
    Presbyterian Section, Area M, G.10884
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    World War 1 Service

    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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