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MCCANN, Claude Cyril John
| Service Numbers: | 648, 6908 |
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| Enlisted: | 10 February 1915, Keswick Barracks, Keswick West Torrens, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 27th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Adelaide, South Australia, 12 January 1894 |
| Home Town: | Glandore, Marion, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Cabinet Maker |
| Memorials: | Peterhead Glanville School Roll of Honor |
World War 1 Service
| 10 Feb 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Keswick Barracks, Keswick West Torrens, South Australia | |
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| 31 May 1915: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Corporal, 648, 27th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: '' |
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| 31 May 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Corporal, 648, 27th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Geelong, Adelaide | |
| 31 Jul 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 27th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres | |
| 8 Aug 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 6908, 27th Infantry Battalion, "The Last Hundred Days" | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement 27th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières |
Awarded the Military Cross
'For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. He displayed great dash and courage in rushing enemy posts, several of which were captured by his platoon. On other officers becoming casualties, he placed himself in command, displaying marked qualities of organization and leadership, which enabled his company to consolidate the position in a masterly fashion.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 110
Date: 25 July 1918
Submitted 12 February 2015 by Steve Larkins
Biography
Claude Cyril (known as Cyril) John McCann was one of three McCann brothers who enlisted in the Great War. The sons of John Francis and Eliza McCANN, Military Road, Largs, South Australia, although at the time of their enlistment Francis and Eliza were resident at Pelham Street Glanville.
Cyril was a cabinet maker on enlistment and he was living and working in the Port Adelaide area.
He was enlisted into the 27th Battalion on the 10th February 1915, with the rank of Corporal. He embarked with the Battalion on board the HMAT Geelong from Outer Harbour Port Adelaide on 31 May 1915.
The Battalion landed at Gallipoli on 12 September 1915.
More to follow
Medals: Military Cross, 1914/15 Star, British War medal, Victory Medal
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