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MCCANN, William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2378 |
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| Enlisted: | 4 January 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Geraldton Western Australia, May 1874 |
| Home Town: | Queens Park, Canning, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Teamster |
| Memorials: | Canning Honor Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 4 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2378, 10th Light Horse Regiment | |
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| 16 May 1916: | Involvement Private, 2378, 10th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Surada embarkation_ship_number: A52 public_note: '' | |
| 16 May 1916: | Embarked Private, 2378, 10th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Surada, Fremantle | |
| 19 May 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Trooper, 3rd Light Horse Regiment | |
| 29 Jul 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Trooper, 2378, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, 5th MD medically unfit for duty |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Evan Evans
Credit : State Library of WA.
Private William McCann enlisted into the 10th Light Horse Regiment, 4 January 1916 aged 41 years and left Australia 16 May 1916 returning 29 April 1919. He is the only McCann in the roll for the 10th Light Horse. Francis Willam McCann was the son of Private McCann's brother Francis (Frank) McCann and his wife Ellen McCann nee Harris. (Information supplied by family 2013)
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