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MANNION, Michael
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3847 |
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| Enlisted: | 10 September 1915, Brisbane, Qld. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 26th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Ballina, Co Mayo, Ireland, 1888 |
| Home Town: | Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Ballina School Ireland |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 5 November 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ireland Castlebar Mayo Peace Park Australian War Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 10 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3847, 26th Infantry Battalion, Brisbane, Qld. | |
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| 31 Jan 1916: | Involvement Private, 3847, 26th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Wandilla embarkation_ship_number: A62 public_note: '' | |
| 31 Jan 1916: | Embarked Private, 3847, 26th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wandilla, Brisbane |
Personal Stories
Mayo Peace Park
Private Michael Mannion No: 3847.Age 27.Roman Catholic.
Born ++++, Ballyhaunis, County Mayo, Ireland. Son of Mrs. Annie Mannion, 2 Springfield Avenue, Beckett Street, Yorkshire, Leeds, England. Enlistment Brisbane, Queensland, 9 Reinforcements, 26th Battalion, Australian Imperial Force. 5th November 1916 Reported missing now killed in Action. Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery, Somme, France Name on Memorial Tower, no known grave, Australian War Memorial, Canberra panel 108. CWGC.
Submitted 30 March 2016 by Martin Coyle
Biography contributed
Son of Mrs Annie Mannion, 2 Springfield Avenue, Leeds, Yorks, England
Resided at Waterloo Hotel, Ann Street, Valley, Brisbane, Queensland