Albert Roy HANNON

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Service Number:	5853
Enlisted:	Not yet discovered
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	21st Infantry Battalion
Born:	Caulfield, Victoria, date not yet discovered
Home Town:	Hawthorn, Boroondara, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Driver
Died:	Died of wounds, France, 21 March 1917, age not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Pozières British Cemetery Pozieres British Cemetery Ovillers-La Boisselle, Pozieres, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

2 Oct 1916:	Involvement Private, 5853, 22nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: ''
2 Oct 1916:	Embarked Private, 5853, 22nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Nestor, Melbourne
21 Mar 1917:	Involvement Private, 5853, 21st Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 5853 awm_unit: 21st Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-03-21

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Albert Roy HANNON was born in 1899 in Caulfield, Victoria

His parents were John HANNON and Emma SMITH

He enlisted on 6th June, 1916 with the 21st Battalion

He had previously served 2 years in the Cadets

21st Battalion embarked from Melbourne on board HMAT Nestor on 2nd October, 1916

Albert died of wounds on 21st March, 1917 in France

Buried Pozieres British Cemetery, France