CHANNON, Percival Allan
| Service Number: | 1319 |
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| Enlisted: | 25 November 1914, Oaklands, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 50th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Alberton, South Australia, 8 September 1893 |
| Home Town: | Alberton, Port Adelaide, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Sturt Street State School, Alberton Public School |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Mouquet Farm, France, 16 August 1916, aged 22 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Adelaide Sturt Street Public School Great War Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Queenstown Alberton Public School Great War Honor Roll, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
World War 1 Service
| 25 Nov 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1319, Oaklands, South Australia | |
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| 2 Feb 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1319, 10th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Clan McGillivray embarkation_ship_number: A46 public_note: '' | |
| 2 Feb 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1319, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Clan McGillivray, Melbourne | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1319, 10th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 16 Aug 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 1319, 50th Infantry Battalion, Mouquet Farm, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1319 awm_unit: 50 Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1916-08-16 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Ethan Milde
Percival Allan Channon lived on Princes Street, Alberton and was employed as a clerk. He enlisted on the 25th November 1914 and embarked from Melbourne on the H.M.A.T. on the 2nd February 1915.
Channon went to Egypt to train after leaving he went to fight in France (near Pozières.)
During the battle he was shot in the head and then was bandaged up by a Pte. hawkes. Percy’s condition took a turn for the worse, and he died on the 16th of August 1916, still reported as wounded and missing. However Percy’s passing was relayed to his family by a cable from his brother, 1485 Staff Sergeant Stanley Murray Channon (/explore/people/345737).
Percy Channon played for Semaphore Central between 1912 and 1914. He was best on ground in their winning 1914 premiership side. He was also the leading goal kicker with 2 of the 6 kick goals in the final.
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