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MCCANN, Albert
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 436 |
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| Enlisted: | 26 August 1914, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 8th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Maryborough, Victoria, Australia, 1894 |
| Home Town: | Maryborough, Central Goldfields, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Queen's College, Maryborough, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Cyanider |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 17 June 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Shrapnel Valley Cemetery, Gallipoli Plot 11, Row C, Grave 26 Headstone inscription reads: Till the day dawns and the shadows flee away, Shrapnel Valley Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bealiba Memorial Gate Posts, Maryborough War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 26 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 436, 8th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 19 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 436, 8th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 436, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Benalla, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of George Edward McCann and Isabell Louise McCann of Gladstone Street, Maryborough, Victoria
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
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