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FANNING, John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2630 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 17 July 1915, Geelong, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 7th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Corack East Victoria, Australia, 1886 |
| Home Town: | East Geelong, City of Greater Geelong, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Driver |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 20 September 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Corack East & District War Memorial, East Geelong War Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 17 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2630, 24th Infantry Battalion, Geelong, Vic. | |
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| 27 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 2630, 24th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 27 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 2630, 24th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne | |
| 24 Feb 1916: | Transferred 7th Infantry Battalion | |
| 16 Feb 1917: | Promoted Lance Corporal | |
| 20 Sep 1917: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 2630, 7th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2630 awm_unit: 7 Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-09-20 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Daryl Jones
Son of Mrs Bridget and the late Joseph Fanning, Breakwater Road, East Geelong, Victoria
CORPORAL JOHN FANNING,
KILLED IN ACTION.
On October 13th, Mrs. Fanning, of 'Ballyroon,' East Geelong, received the sad news that her elder son, Corporal John Fanning, had been killed in action in France on September 20th. Corporal Fanning was born in Corack, near Donald. He enlisted in Geelong on July 27th, 1915, and spent over two years on active service in Egypt and France. He had just returned to the line after. his furlough, which was spent in England and Ireland with relatives. R.I.P.
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