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Cenotaph Record
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Full Name
Walter Robert Shannon
Rank Last Held
Private
Forename(s)
Walter Robert
Surname
Shannon
War
World War II, 1939-1945
Serial No.
12348
Gender
Male
Campaigns
Greece
Last Unit Served
24 Infantry Battalion
Place of Death
Greece
Date of Death
27 April 1941
Age at Death
25
Year of Death
1941
Cemetery Name
Phaleron War Cemetery, Athens, Greece
Grave Reference
Joint grave 5. E. 17-18.
Biographical Notes
Walter Shannon was the son of Jeremiah Shannon, and of Florence Elizabeth Shannon (nee Redfern), of Rapahoe, Westland, New Zealand.
Description of Image
  • Image 1: Wreath, 1999, laid by the Greek Community on the Cenotaph in Auckland and later moved to the Hall of Memories, Auckland War Memorial Museum on Anzac Day 1999 in memory of those who died in Greece.
  • Hall of Memories, World War 2, Auckland War Memorial Museum, April 1999, view 1
  • Hall of Memories, World War 2, Auckland War Memorial Museum, April 1999, view 2
Sources Used
Commonwealth War Graves Commission. URL: http://www.cwgc.org