Vincent James GLENNON

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GLENNON, Vincent James

Service Number:	7994
Enlisted:	2 August 1915, Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank:	Gunner
Last Unit:	6th Field Artillery Brigade
Born:	Carlton, Victoria, July 1895
Home Town:	Camberwell, Boroondara, Victoria
Schooling:	Xavier College, Kew, Victoria
Occupation:	Clerk
Died:	Killed in Action, Menin Road, Belgium, 1 October 1917
Cemetery:	Birr Cross Roads Cemetery Plot I, Row F, Grave 3,
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Camberwell War Memorial

World War 1 Service

2 Aug 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, 7994, Melbourne, Victoria
22 Nov 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Gunner, 7994, 6th Field Artillery Brigade , Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Persic embarkation_ship_number: A34 public_note: ''
22 Nov 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Gunner, 7994, 6th Field Artillery Brigade , HMAT Persic, Melbourne

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Biography contributed by Julianne Ryan

Born 1895 in Carlton, Victoria.

Father Richard Christopher GLENNON (b.1858 - d.1939) and
Mother Annie Glennon (nee Mcguigan - b. 1865 - d.1935)
(both buried at Family Grave - Melbourne General Cemetery, Parkville, VIC

Vincent lived with his parents and siblings at Kingsley Street, Camberwell, VIC

Siblings: (6th of 12 children)
Thomas Roche Glennon - b.1888
Richard Sebastiani Glennon - b.1889
John Romauld Glennon - b.1891 - d. 01/04/1892 buried at family grave
William J Glennon - b. 1893 - d. 1963
Margarita Marie Glennon - b.1892 - d. 10/02/1898 buried at family grave
Isabel Clare Glennon - b.1896 - d. 28/05/1978 buried at family grave
Francis Joseph Glennon - b.1899 - d .1964
Edward M Glennon - b. 1902 - d. 1984
Charles Bryan Glennon - b. 1905 - d. 1982
James Victor Glennon - b. 1907 - d. 01/04/1937 buried at family grave
Hillary Glennon - b. 1909

Next of kin in service: (3 Brothers)
7852 Driver William GLENNON - 10 Company, Australian Army Service Corps
          26/07/1915     enlisted
          23/11/1915 embarked Port of Melbourne, VIC onboard HMAT A40 Ceramic
                                as a Driver with No 10 Company, Australian Army Service Corps
          08/05/1919     returned to Australia
          15/08/1919     discharged from service

115    Lance Corporal Thomas Roche GLENNON - 39th Battalion
          07/02/1916     enlisted at Ballarat, VIC
          27/05/1916     embarked Port of Melbourne, VIC onboard HMAT A11 Ascanius
                                as a Private with 39th Battalion
          01/04/1919     Returned to Australia
          21/07/1919     discharged from service

2413 Sergeant Richard Sebastiani GLENNON - Australian Army Pay Corps
          12/11/1917     enlisted with RAAF
          22/12/1917 embarked Port of Melbourne, VIC onboard HMAT A38 Ulysses
                                as a 2nd Air Mechanic with Australian Flying Corps
          09/01/1920      disembarked into Australia off of HT Ypiringa
          11/03/1920     discharged from service

Previous military service:
2 years Bombadier in Citizen Military Forces Field Artillery, Melbourne, Victoria

Vincent was described on enlisting as 20 years 3 months of age; single; 5' 7 3/4" tall;
10 stone; fresh complexion; blue eyes; brown hair; Roman Catholic

02/08/1915 both parents signed a waiver 'consenting' to Vincent enlisting

02/08/1915 enlisted in Melbourne, VIC

28/09/1915 appointed a Gunner with 16th Battery, 6th Field Artillery Brigade,
F.A. Brigade Camp, North Essendon

22/11/1915     embarked Port of Melbourne, VIC onboard HMAT A34 Persic
                      as a Gunner with Field Artillery Brigade 6, Battery 16
21/12/1915     disembarked into Suez, Egypt

17/03/1916     embarked onboard HT Arcadian to join British Expeditionary Forces
                      ex Alexandria
23/03/1916     disembarked into Marseilles, France

02/01/1917     sick (septic foot) to hospital, France - admitted 5th Australian Field Ambulance
                      transferred to 36th Casualty Clearing Station, France
04/01/1917     admitted to 1st General Hospital, Estretat
22/02/1917     transferred to 4 Convalescent Depot
                      transferred to Havre, France
03/03/1917     released to Base Depot, Havre, France

13/03/1917 marched into base, Etaples, France

23/03/1917 to 6th Army Field Artillery Brigade, Etaples, France

25/03/1917 rejoined 6th (Army) Brigade, France

01/10/1917 killed in action on Menin Road, Ypres, Belgium

buried in: Birr Cross Roads Cemetery, Ypres, Belgium
Plot I, Row F, Grave 3

His name is commemorated on Panel 14 at the Australian War Memorial, Canberra, ACT.

His name is also commemorated on his parents grave at Melbourne General Cemetery,
Parkville, VIC. (Plot Number MGC-RC-Comp-Q-No 706-707).

Medals: 1914/15 Star (26506); British War medal (25079); Victory medal (25110)
Memorial Plaque and Scroll (339084)

Submitted by Julianne T Ryan. 15/01/2017. Lest we forget.

Biography

"...7994 Private Vincent James Glennon, of Camberwell, Vic. Pte Glennon enlisted on 2 August 1915 and was killed in action on 1 October 1917 on Menin Road in Belgium while serving with the 6th Field Artillery Brigade." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)

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