William Cecil (Cecil) SHANNON

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Service Number:	2788
Enlisted:	31 July 1915, Warwick Farm, New South Wales
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	4th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Cobar, New South Wales, Australia, 14 May 1896
Home Town:	Port Kembla, Wollongong, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 5 May 1916, aged 19 years
Cemetery:	Rue-Petillon Military Cemetery, Fleurbaix, Bethune, Nord Pas de Calais
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

31 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2788, 19th Infantry Battalion, Warwick Farm, New South Wales
2 Nov 1915:	Involvement Private, 2788, 19th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: ''
2 Nov 1915:	Embarked Private, 2788, 19th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Sydney
4 Feb 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 4th Infantry Battalion
5 May 1916:	Involvement Private, 2788, 4th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2788 awm_unit: 4th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-05-05

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