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HANNAN, John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1162 |
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| Enlisted: | 7 January 1915, Melbourne, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 60th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Brunswick, Victoria, Australia, 11 November 1888 |
| Home Town: | Brunswick, Moreland, Victoria |
| Schooling: | St Ambrose Roman Catholic School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Labourer Brunswick Council |
| Died: | Died of Wounds, France, 30 July 1916, aged 27 years |
| Cemetery: |
Boulogne Eastern Cemetery VII A 158 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, City of Brunswick Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 7 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1162, 24th Infantry Battalion, Melbourne, Vic. | |
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| 10 May 1915: | Embarked Private, 1162, 24th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Melbourne | |
| 10 May 1915: | Involvement Private, 1162, 24th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 7 Sep 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1162, 24th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Lone Pine defences until Evacuation | |
| 4 Apr 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 60th Infantry Battalion | |
| 18 Jun 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1162, 60th Infantry Battalion, HMT Kinfauns Castle, departed Alexandria 22 June, 1916. 29 June, 1916, arrived Marseilles, France via Malta. | |
| 19 Jul 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1162, 60th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), Multiple shrapnel wounds, right arm. 22 July, admitted 2nd Canadian Stationary Hospital, Outreau |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of James and Mary HANNAN, 85 Wilson Street, Brunswick, Vic.
Pte. Hannan died July 30, 'he never knew what danger was, known by everybody, especially at Lone Pine, as a bomb thrower", a fine crickerter at St. Ambrose Catholic College.
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