James Patrick SHANNON

SHANNON, James Patrick

Service Number: 1
Enlisted: Not yet discovered
Last Rank: Sergeant
Last Unit: 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen
Born: Queensland, Australia, 28 October 1876
Home Town: Charters Towers, Charters Towers, Queensland
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Not yet discovered
Died: Died of wounds, Onverwacht, Transvaal, South Africa, Onverwacht, Limpopo, South Africa, 4 January 1902, aged 25 years
Cemetery: Ermelo Cemetery, South Africa
Memorials: Anzac Square Boer War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Charters Towers Boer War Memorial Kiosk
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Boer War Service

1 Oct 1899: Involvement Sergeant, 1, 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen
6 Mar 1901: Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Saddler Sergeant, 1, 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 488 notes 5th QIB embarked at Pinkenba 6 Mar 1901 aboard Templemore arriving Port Elizabeth 1 Apr 1901.
4 Jan 1902: Involvement Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Sergeant, 1, 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, Battle of Onverwacht

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Biography contributed by Claude McKelvey

James Patrick Shannon was born on 28 Oct 1876 in Queensland, a son to Patrick Shannon and Isabella Shannon (nee Campbell). At the time of his enlistment for the South African (Boer) War he was residing in Charters Towers, Queensland.