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KANNANE, James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 672 |
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| Enlisted: | 3 September 1914, Enlisted at Morphettville, SA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 52nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Walkerville, South Australia, 1877 |
| Home Town: | Walkerville, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Laborer |
| Died: | Port Wakefield, South Australia, 3 October 1926, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Port Wakefield Cemetery, S.A. |
| Memorials: |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 3 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 672, 12th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Morphettville, SA | |
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| 17 Sep 1914: | Involvement Private, 672, 12th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: '' | |
| 17 Sep 1914: | Embarked Private, 672, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Geelong, Melbourne | |
| 1 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 52nd Infantry Battalion, From 12th Battalion | |
| 4 Oct 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 672, 52nd Infantry Battalion, Accidentally wounded in both legs when a cartridge exploded while he was working on an incinerator | |
| 23 Aug 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 672, 52nd Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 4th Military District as medically unfit due to over age | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Private, 672, 52nd Infantry Battalion |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
At the time of his death his residental address was Walkerville, SA
Son of Jane Kannane of Stephen Terrace Walkerville, SA
Commenced return to Australia on 1 February 1918 aboard HT Balmoral Castle disembarking on the 23 March 1918
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal