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SHANNON, Leslie John
Personal Details
Service Number: | 1819 |
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Enlisted: | 4 January 1915, Enlisted Ballarat 5’11.5”, fresh complexion, light blue eyes, dark hair, Roman Catholic. |
Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
Last Unit: | 58th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Prahran, Victoria, Australia, 30 May 1891 |
Home Town: | Ballarat, Central Highlands, Victoria |
Schooling: | Christian Brothers, Ballarat East |
Occupation: | Plumber |
Died: | Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia, March 1968, cause of death not yet discovered |
Cemetery: |
Preston Public Cemetery, Victoria Presbyterian Section, Area M, G.10884 |
Memorials: |
Service History
World War 1 Service
4 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1819, 7th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted Ballarat 5’11.5”, fresh complexion, light blue eyes, dark hair, Roman Catholic. | |
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14 Apr 1915: | Embarked Private, 1819, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wiltshire, Melbourne | |
14 Apr 1915: | Involvement Private, 1819, 7th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: '' | |
26 May 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1819, 7th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, 4th Reinforcements | |
2 Jan 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, 1819, 7th Infantry Brigade Train, S.S. Empress of Britain, departed Mudros Harbour 4 January, 1916, disembarked Alexandria, Egypt 6 January, 1916. | |
24 Feb 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 59th Infantry Battalion | |
15 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 58th Infantry Battalion | |
6 Jan 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, 1819, 58th Infantry Battalion, Trench Feet, admitted 2nd Auxiliary Hospital, Southall, England | |
20 Oct 1917: | Promoted Lance Corporal, 58th Infantry Battalion | |
26 Oct 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, 1819, 58th Infantry Battalion, Broodseinde Ridge, Gun shot wound - face, left eye, hands, right arm. Right arm was amputated. | |
30 Jan 1918: | Embarked AIF WW1, 1819, 58th Infantry Battalion, "C" Company | |
9 Jul 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, 1819, 58th Infantry Battalion, "C" Company. Received 1914-1915 Star, British War and Victory Medals. |
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