Samuel Isaac CANN

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Service Number:	457
Enlisted:	21 July 1915
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	32nd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, 11 December 1871
Home Town:	Adelaide, South Australia
Schooling:	Sturt Street State School
Occupation:	Bootmaker
Died:	Killed in Action, Fromelles, France, 19 July 1916, aged 44 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials:	Adelaide National War Memorial, Adelaide Sturt Street Public School Great War Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, V.C. Corner Australian Cemetery Memorial

21 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 457, Depot Battalion
22 Jul 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 457, 32nd Infantry Battalion
18 Nov 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 457, 32nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: ''
19 Jul 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 457, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix)

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