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Full Name
Francis Rodney Shannon
Rank Last Held
Corporal
Forename(s)
Francis Rodney
Surname
Shannon
War
World War II, 1939-1945
Serial No.
20457
Gender
Male
Next of Kin
Mrs L.A. Shannon, Takanini, New Zealand
Campaigns
Crete
Last Unit Served
New Zealand Engineers
Place of Death
Crete
Date of Death
28 May 1941
Age at Death
24
Year of Death
1941
Cause of Death
Killed in action
Cemetery Name
Suda Bay War Cemetery, Crete, Greece
Grave Reference
7. C. 5.
Memorial Name
  • Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 2 Hall of Memories
  • Auckland Domain, an Olive Tree (Olea europaea) planted close to the Auckland War Memorial Museum in the grounds of the Auckland Domain commemorates those who fought on Crete in 1941.
Biographical Notes
Francis Shannon was the son of Francis Shannon and of Laura Alice Shannon (nee Ragg), of Takanini, Auckland, New Zealand.
Description of Image
  • Group, WW2, 8 soldiers, studio photograph: left to right: Trooper Alan Ritchie, Corporal Rodney Shannon (KIA), Sergeant Noel Brady, Flight Sergeant Gordon Calendar (KIA), Cadet Tom War, and Trooper M. Patten.
  • Portrait, Weekly News 31 December 1941
  • Headstone, Suda Bay War Cemetery (supplied by Mr J Brown 1998)
  • Cross of Sacrifice and graves Suda Bay War Cemetery (supplied by Mr J Brown 1998)
Sources Used
  • Commonwealth War Graves Commission. URL: http://www.cwgc.org
  • Auckland Museum. Roll of Honour, Auckland Province, 1939 - 1945. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS 93/139.