Edmund Michael KANAAN

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Service Number:	3101
Enlisted:	21 August 1915, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	55th Infantry Battalion
Born:	St George, Queensland, Australia, 24 November 1895
Home Town:	Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales
Schooling:	Christian Brothers College, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Occupation:	Blacksmith
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 15 May 1917, aged 21 years
Cemetery:	Vraucourt Copse Cemetery, Vaulx-Vraucourt Plot II, Row A, Grave 12, Vraucourt Copse Cemetery, Vaulx-Vraucourt, Bullecourt, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

21 Aug 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3101, 17th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW
20 Dec 1915:	Involvement Private, 3101, 17th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Suevic embarkation_ship_number: A29 public_note: ''
20 Dec 1915:	Embarked Private, 3101, 17th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Suevic, Sydney
16 Feb 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 55th Infantry Battalion, From the 17th Battalion
15 May 1917:	Involvement Private, 3101, 55th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3101 awm_unit: 55th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-05-15

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Son of Charles Michael and Mary Alice KANAAN. Born at St. George, Queensland.

Brother of Charles Kanaan and James Carthage Kanaan

Address at the time of enlistment was 133 Abercombie Street, Chippendale, NSW

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal