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SHANNON, James Patrick
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1 |
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| 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 |
Service History
Boer War Service
| 1 Oct 1899: | Involvement Sergeant, 1, 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen | |
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| 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 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography 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.
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