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SHANNON, Mabel Eileen
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 95487 |
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| Enlisted: | 1 May 1942 |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | Care and Maintenance Units |
| Born: | Wangaratta, Victoria , Australia, 22 September 1907 |
| Home Town: | Wangaratta, Wangaratta, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | School teacher |
| Died: | Illness, Benalla, Victoria, Australia, 31 July 1943, aged 35 years |
| Cemetery: |
Benalla War Cemetery C A 9, Benalla War Cemetery, Benalla, Victoria, Australia |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Eldorado Byawatha Honour Roll, Eldorado War Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Sergeant, 95487 | |
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| 1 May 1942: | Enlisted Sergeant, 95487, Care and Maintenance Units | |
| 1 May 1942: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, 95487 |
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Daughter of Colonel Herbert James Shannon DSO VD and Mabel Estella Shannon of Wangaratta, Victoria
Sergeant Mabel Eileen Shannon 95487 of the Women's Auxiliary Australian Air Force died of illness at Station Sick Quarters at RAAF Benalla, Victoria while posted to Number 1 Wireless and Gunnery School Ballarat as a Drill Instructor (WAAAF)
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