William James BANNAN

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Service Numbers:	1783, 1783A
Enlisted:	Not yet discovered
Last Rank:	Corporal
Last Unit:	24th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Kerang, Victoria, Australia, 1897
Home Town:	Kerang, Gannawarra, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Bootmaker
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 24 August 1916
Cemetery:	London Cemetery and Extension, Longueval London Cemetery and Extension, Longueval, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

16 Jul 1915:	Involvement Private, 1783, 24th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: ''
16 Jul 1915:	Embarked Private, 1783, 24th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Demosthenes, Melbourne
24 Aug 1916:	Involvement Corporal, 1783A, 24th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1783A awm_unit: 24 Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1916-08-24

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