GLENNON, William
| Service Number: | 7852 |
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| Enlisted: | 26 July 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | Australian Army Service Corps |
| Born: | North Carlton, September 1894 |
| Home Town: | Camberwell, Boroondara, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Warehouse employee |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 26 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Driver, 7852 | |
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| 23 Nov 1915: | Involvement Driver, 7852, 1st Australian Reserve Park, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 23 Nov 1915: | Embarked Driver, 7852, 1st Australian Reserve Park, HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne | |
| 15 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Driver, 7852, Australian Army Service Corps, No 10 Company |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Julianne Ryan
Born 1893 in North Carlton, Victoria.
Father Richard Christopher GLENNON (b.1858 - d.1939) and
Mother and Annie Glennon (nee Mcguigan - b. 1865 - d.1935)
William lived with his parents at 16 Kingsley Street, East Camberwell, Victoria
Siblings: (4th of 12 children)
Thomas Roche Glennon - b.1888
Richard Sebastiani Glennon - b.1889
John Glennon - b.1891 - d. 1892
William J Glennon - b. 1893 - d. 1963
Margarita Glennon - b.1892 - d.1898
Vincent James Glennon - b. 1895 - d. 01/10/1917 Belgium
Isabel Clare Glennon - b.1896 - d. 1978
Francis Joseph Glennon - b.1899 - d .1964
Edward M Glennon - b. 1902 - d. 1984
Charles Bryan Glennon - b. 1905 - d. 1982
James Glennon - b. 1907
Hillary Glennon - b. 1909
Next of kin in service: (3 Brothers)
7994 Gunner Vincent James GLENNON - 6th (Army) Brigade, France
02/08/1915 enlisted in Melbourne, VIC
22/11/1915 embarked Port of Melbourne, VIC onboard HMAT A34 Persic
as a Gunner with Field Artillery Brigade 6, Battery 16
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.
115 Lance Corporal Thomas Roche GLENNON - 39th Battalion
07/02/1916 enlisted
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 service: 2 years School Cadets
William was described on enlisting as 21 years 10 months of age; single; 5' 5.5" tall;
9 stone 8 lbs; fresh complexion; blue eyes; light brown hair; Roman Catholic
26/07/1915 enlisted in Melbourne, VIC
20/11/1915 appointed a Driver with 1st Australian Reserve Park, Broadmeadows Camp
23/11/1915 embarked Port of Melbourne, VIC onboard HMAT A40 Ceramic
as a Driver with No 10 Company, Australian Army Service Corps
11/03/1916 taken on strength of 10th Company
18/06/1916 proceeded to join British Expeditionary Forces, embarked onboard
Knight Templar, ex Alexandria
25/06/1916 disembarked into Marseilles, France
29/06/1917 admitted to hospital - trench fever sick in France
21/07/1917 rejoined unit in France
20/08/1917 on furlo (leave) to UK
03/09/1917 returned from leave in France
10/11/1918 detached to 50 Battalion, in France
23/12/1918 rejoined unit - 10 Company, Australian Army Service Corps
14/03/1919 marched out to England, ex France
08/05/1919 returned to Australia onboard HT Devanha, ex England
23/06/1919 disembarked into Australia
15/08/1919 discharged from service
Medals: 1914/15 Star (15085); British War medal (28007); Victory medal (27837)
Submitted by Julianne T Ryan. 15/01/2017. Lest we forget.