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MCCANN, Thomas
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4860 |
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| Enlisted: | 13 December 1915, Enlisted at Perth, WA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 32nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Newcastle-on-Tyne, England, 1884 |
| Home Town: | Maylands, Bayswater, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 30 July 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 13 Dec 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4860, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Enlisted at Perth, WA | |
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| 1 Apr 1916: | Involvement Private, 4860, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 1 Apr 1916: | Embarked Private, 4860, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Ulysses, Fremantle | |
| 25 Aug 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Transferred from the 16th Battalion to the 32nd Battalion in the field | |
| 30 Jul 1918: | Involvement Private, 4860, 32nd Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 4860 awm_unit: 32nd Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-07-30 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of James McCann of 132 Raglan Road, North Perth, WA later of 504 Hay Street, Perth, WA
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal