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MCCANN, James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 320 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | England., date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Redfern, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 1 November 1916, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Heilly Station Cemetery Grave V. D. 9. INSCRIPTION HAVE MERCY UPON HIM LORD AND LET PERPETUAL LIGHT SHINE UPON HIM , Heilly Station Cemetery, Mericourt-L'Abbe, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 18 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 320, 2nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Suffolk embarkation_ship_number: A23 public_note: '' | |
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| 18 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 320, 2nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Suffolk, Sydney | |
| 1 Nov 1916: | Involvement 320, 2nd Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 320 awm_unit: 2 Battalion awm_rank: Company Sergeant Major awm_died_date: 1916-11-01 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
He was 25 and was a Company Sergeant Major with the 2nd Bn.
Australian Infantry, A.I.F.