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CANNING, Francis Arnold
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 963 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 17 November 1914, Creswick, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 14th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Creswick, Victoria, Australia, 1892 |
| Home Town: | Creswick, Hepburn, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Creswick State School no. 122, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Groom |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, 8 August 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Lone Pine Memorial, Panel 41, |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Creswick Honor Roll, Creswick School Pictorial Roll of Honour, Creswick War Memorial, Fremantle Fallen Sailors & Soldiers Memorial, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 17 Nov 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 963, 14th Infantry Battalion, Creswick, Vic. | |
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| 22 Dec 1914: | Involvement Private, 963, 14th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked Private, 963, 14th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne | |
| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked Private, 963, 14th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Berrima, Melbourne | |
| 22 Dec 1914: | Involvement Private, 963, 14th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 963, 14th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 19 May 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 963, 14th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, BW to right hand sustained at Courtney's Post during the Turkish May offensive. Evacuated to Egypt. Rejoined unit ~5 August 1915. | |
| 8 Aug 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 963, 14th Infantry Battalion, The August Offensive - Lone Pine, Suvla Bay, Sari Bair, The Nek and Hill 60 - Gallipoli, Hill 971 |
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