Participant Info

Given Name

John George

Family Name

Cannon

Service Number

779

Place of Birth

Melbourne VIC

Occupation

Teacher

Place of Enlistment

Melbourne VIC

Next of Kin

Father, Alfred J Pratt, Lucknow via Bairnsdale, Victoria

Address on Enlistment

9 Sturley Grove, East St Kilda, Melbourne, Victoria

Unit on Embarkation

29th Battalion, C Company

Age at Embarkation

22

Embarkation Vessel

HMAT A11 Ascanius, Melbourne VIC on 10 November 1915

Rank on Enlistment

CQMS

Unit at Discharge

Rank at Death/Discharge

Lieutenant

Date of Return

15/05/1919

Place of death or wounding

Date of Death

Fate

RTA

Place of burial/memorial

EDITING: ITEMS CHANGED/NOTES

no known East Gippsland connection; suggest William George Cannon #16712 ü

Link to record

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